Region
France > Bordeaux > Médoc
Producer
Chateau Leoville Barton
Type
Red
Grape
Bordeaux Blend Red
Vineyard
Chateau Leoville Barton
Producer
Chateau Leoville Barton
Appellation
Saint-Julien
Designation
AOP
Classification
Deuxieme Cru
Cuvee Bottling
Chateau Leoville Barton Saint Julien Deuxieme Cru
WO score
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Tasting notes
Vinous
Tasted: 02/01/2018
Drink: 2022-2045
Author: Neal Martin
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Typically extracted and powerful (which is atypical in a vintage such as 2008), this offering may lack charm, but it is "locked and loaded" with plenty of background oak, huge black cherry and black currant fruit, medium to full body and a boatload of tannin. Forget it for 8-10 years and drink it over the following three decades.
Another blockbuster, long-term wine from proprietor Anthony Barton, this 2008 is among the biggest, most back-strapping efforts of the vintage. As with many vintages of Leoville Barton, it is best forgotten for another decade. An inky/purple color is followed by notes of forest floor, camphor, red and black fruits, and a hint of wood. This brawny, masculine-styled St.-Julien... read more/less
...possesses huge body, massive concentration, and mouth-searing levels of tannin. However, the tannins are much sweeter than the 2005's were at the same stage, so that should not be an issue as long as potential purchasers exercise patience. This impressively pure, classic Bordeaux should be at its finest between 2020-2050.
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Contact details
Name
Chateau Leoville Barton
Address
Château Léoville Barton, Saint Julien Beychevelle, Gironde, France
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Location
Château Léoville Barton, Saint Julien Beychevelle, Gironde, France
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