Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

9.187 ratings
9.221 pro ratings
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
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Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.1

Leoville Barton Saint Julien Grand Cru Classe is a lovely Bordeaux that shines again again over vintages. It seems to me that it never surrendered to the Parker impact and stayed true to its old school nature of restrained power and complexity at a good value.
This wine needs time to mature, it’s not made for early drinking and it requires patience and this patience pays of!
The 1998 is simply singing these days and I am so happy I secured a case! The wine is earthy with notes of dry leaves, dump forest floor, coffee, licorice, black currents and cigar box, the body is full and complex with lovely dry tannins that add a nice touch of sophistication and complexity, the finish is long and elegant. Old school and delicious!
My score 91, drink to 2024

Leoville Barton Saint Julien Grand Cru Classe is a lovely Bordeaux that shines again again over vintages. It seems to me that it never surrendered to the Parker impact and stayed true to its old school nature of restrained power and complexity at a good value.
This wine needs time to mature, it’s not made for early drinking and it requires patience and this patience pays of!
The 1998 is simply singing these days and I am so happy I secured a case! The wine is earthy with notes of dry leaves, dump forest floor, coffee, licorice, black currents and cigar box, the body is full and complex with lovely dry tannins that add a nice touch of sophistication and complexity, the finish is long and elegant. Old school and delicious!
My score 91, drink to 2024

Jul 26th, 2020
Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

8.8

Awwww yea! Black fruit and brett working in beautiful proportions!

Awwww yea! Black fruit and brett working in beautiful proportions!

5 people found it helpfulJun 16th, 2014
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Hibernating at the moment, but the potential is there

Hibernating at the moment, but the potential is there

May 27th, 2017
Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.0

Tight tobacco and graphite layered over red fruits and abut of smoke.

Tight tobacco and graphite layered over red fruits and abut of smoke.

Jan 30th, 2016
Alexandre Calvi

Black ripe fruit, some Brett, leather and purple flower, great minerality

Black ripe fruit, some Brett, leather and purple flower, great minerality

Nov 7th, 2015
Steve Messinger

Rich complex cedar aromas w hint of oak,
Mouth filling flavored, great balance w long finish

Rich complex cedar aromas w hint of oak,
Mouth filling flavored, great balance w long finish

Jul 3rd, 2015
Rashmi Primlani

So pretty, elegant tannins.

So pretty, elegant tannins.

Jun 14th, 2015
Chris MacLean

Great nose had my hopes high but this was likely in a dead phase: no liveliness to speak of. The flavors were detectable but buried.

Great nose had my hopes high but this was likely in a dead phase: no liveliness to speak of. The flavors were detectable but buried.

May 1st, 2015
James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.6

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Dec 23rd, 2013
James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.8

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday!

Nov 5th, 2013