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2015 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
James Suckling
94-95/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
95/100
Steven Spurrier
93/100
Product: 20151012361
2015 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

Full-bodied, powerful, and loaded with flavours of forest fruits, plums, cigar box, and vanilla. This is another benchmark wine from the Bartons in 2015. There is a real spicy character to the wine, some charm and lots of finesse.

A pleasing sweetness emerges on the finish. Well balanced, the soft tannins are nice and grainy, and pleasingly integrated. Cassis, black cherries, and blackberries dominate. A very tasty St Julien and unquestionably a wine for the cellar.

Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Léoville Barton

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Glowing purplish crimson. Very obviously 'sweeter' and chunkier than the Langoa Barton just tasted. But not too much. Full of appeal. And there is masses of tannin here! Lots going on here. Drink 2027-2045 jancis_robinson_mw - JancisRobinson.com - Apr 2016
Drink 2027 - 2045
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2016)
James Suckling 94-95/100
A very savory and fruity red with red currant and plum aromas and flavors. Full body, firm backbone of tannins and a fresh finish. A generous and fruity young red. Fruity forward in a reserved way. james_suckling - jamessuckling_com - Apr 2016
Drink 2027 - 2045
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2016)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 95/100
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Leoville Barton offers up notions of warm red currants, black raspberries and dark chocolate with wafts of cigar box, violets and bay leaves. Elegant, medium-bodied and sporting great freshness, the taut, tightly wound palate of intense red fruits and floral accents is well-framed with firm, grainy tannins, finishing on a lingering mineral note.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 21/02/2018
Drink 2027 - 2045
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, RobertParker.com (Feb 2018)
Steven Spurrier 93/100
Fine concentration of fruit and lovely fragrance; quite discreet for this château. The controlled vigour of better vintages has been replaced by classic ripeness, integrated tannins and fine balance. Drink: 2023-2040 Steven Spurrier - decanter.com - April 2016
Drink 2027 - 2045
Steven Spurrier, Decanter.com (Apr 2016)

About this wine

Chateau Leoville Barton

Château Léoville Barton is the smallest portion of the great Léoville estate and has been owned by the Barton family since 1826. There is no château and the wine is made at Langoa Barton.
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