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LEOVILLE BARTON 2007
St Julien - 2007
2ème Cru Classé en 1855
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ASSEMBLAGE : 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Couleur pourpre, de bonne intensité avec de jolies reflets violines. Nez frais et fruité sur la groseille, la cerise griotte mais relativement peu intense. L'entrée en bouche se révèle tendre et douce avec des tanins bien enrobés. Le vin se développe aromatique, puissant et termine sur une finale persistante et gourmande.
Robert Parker – 89+/100 Drink 2012-2032 This muscular, highly-extracted, structured 2007 reveals a boatload of tannin (unusual for this vintage). The wine's dark ruby/purple color is followed by aromas of cassis, new saddle leather, and forest floor offered in a structured, backward, almost unapproachable format. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring, and if the tannins resolve themselves, it will merit a higher score. It should last for 12-20 years. Drink 2012-2032. Jancis Robinson – 16,5+/20 Drink - Rich and ripe with soft black cherry fruit but not much real concentration on the mid palate. Very drying finish. Quite firm but sandpaper dominates Neal Martin – 90-91/100 Drink - A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. This seems lighter on the nose than Langoa Barton, but it has greater delineation and lift with notes of blackberry, cedar, wild hedgerow and a touch of black plum. The palate is medium-bodied, well-balanced with ripe tannins. Very cohesive and harmonious with a great clarity and focus on the elegant finish. Very natural. Tasted April 2008 Decanter – Intense black-red, restrained but well-expressed concentration of fruit, a little spice and more going on than most other wines, good depth, personality and precision of fruit, good future. Drink 2014-25. 4 stars. |
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Château Leoville Barton is the third (and smallest) element of the famous trio of Saint Julien properties that 200 years ago formed one estate (Château Leoville) and has been the property of the illustrious Barton family since 1836. The family has been involved in the wine trade since 1723 when Irishman, Hugh Barton, bought part of the Léoville vineyards, before joining forces with Daniel Guestier in 1725 to create the famous Barton & Guestier negociant. Ronald Barton inherited the property in 1927 and passed it on to his nephew, Anthony, in 1983.
Thanks to Anthony Barton’s far-sighted vision, Château Leoville Barton, has been transformed to one of the best value wines amoung the best of Saint Julien.
Chateau Léoville Barton also produce a 3rd Classified Growth, Langoa Barton, which is vinified and matured in exactly the same way and the differences are attributed to the difference of soil and exposure of their respective vineyard blocks. For years, Langoa Barton was considered as slightly lighter and more forward than Léoville, however, in the last decade it has become noticeably deeper in colour and richer and more concentrated on the palate. Today, Langoa Barton is often regarded as the equal of Léoville.