Chateau Leoville Barton 2023

€76.84

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Château Leoville Barton 2023 (En Primeur)

Chateau Léoville Barton is located in the Saint-Julien region of Bordeaux, classified as a “Second Growth” in the 1855 Classification. Quality has soared since the 1980s and it is considered one of Bordeaux's most reliable wines, regularly praised for its reasonable price.

Vinification: The harvest is carried out entirely by hand. After destemming, the berries are carefully selected, crushed and poured by gravity into thermo-regulated wooden vats, according to their parcels. The alcoholic fermentation lasts 7 to 10 days and the extraction is always respectful of the juice, adjusting the number of pumping over depending on the base wines and vintages. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks and then the juice is extracted into barrels, batch by batch. The wine is then aged for 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels, 60% of which are new.

The Wine: Léoville Barton is Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, tannic and austere when young, but develops intense notes of blackcurrant and cassis, as well as classic Saint-Julien cedar characteristics.

Grape Varieties: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon; 10% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc

Wine Type: Red Wine
Format: 0,75L
Vintage: 2023
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Robert Parker: RP96
James Suckling: 97
Jancis Robinson: 17.5
Jane Anson (inside Bordeaux): 97

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Availability date: 2026-01-15

The 2023 Léoville Barton is a lovely classic in the making, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cassis and blackberries mingled with notions of pencil shavings, licorice and violets. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's layered, concentrated and suave, with beautifully refined tannins, vibrant acids and a long, penetrating finish. Benefiting from the Barton family's new highly functional winery, as well as experimentation with more discreet cooperage choices, it's somewhat reminiscent of the estate's terrific 2016. The 2023 blend is 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

Majors on the Cabernet. Deep, dark and for the moment subdued. Layered fruit on the palate. Suave texture and tannins. Plenty of persistence. Ageing potential here. (JL)

Step into the heart of what St Julien does best here, firm and muscular but thoroughly juicy tannins, concentrated blackberry and cassis fruits that are mature but full of finesse, with just the right amount of precision and tension. This is a wine where a single glass will not be enough, and reminds you that in 2022 the wines were exceptional but atypical for many Bordeaux lovers. Here you get an understated gloriously drinkable St Julien from long-term owners the Barton family that will go the distance. 60% new oak for ageing.

The tannins here are cashmere-like. You can touch it, but at the same time it is weightless and beautiful. Medium- to full-bodied and textural. Soars at the end. This is really seamless and dialed in. Third year using the cellar. 87% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot and 3% cabernet franc.