Chateau Leoville Barton - Saint-Julien 2023 (750ml)
Price: $108.99
| Producer | Chateau Leoville Barton |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Saint-Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 7792 |
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The vineyard nestles in the heart of the St Julien terroir among the most beautiful slopes of Garonne gravel, facing the Gironde river. The clayey gravel subsoil allows excellent growing conditions whatever weather the vintage brings. The plowing is traditional, without weeding or herbicide. The grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon (77%), Merlot (20%) and Cabernet Franc (3%).
87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Chateau Leoville Barton Description
The harvesting is done entirely by hand. After the de-stemming, the berries are carefully sorted, crushed and poured by gravity in wooden vats thermo-regulated, according to their plots. The alcoholic fermentation lasts from 7 to 10 days and the extraction is always respectful of the juice by adjusting the number of pumping depending on the cuvées and the vintages. The maceration is about 3 weeks then the juice is drawn in barrels, lot by lot. The wine is then aged between 16 and 18 months in French oak barrels of which 60% are brand new, in a cellar maintained at 15°. The wines are topped up 3 times a week to avoid any contact between the wine and the air, the racking is traditional using the so-called "à l'esquive" method.
Wine Enthusiast: 97 Points
An impressive wine from the Barton family, this is poised and classic. Its pure black currant aroma and balance of spice and black fruit flavors are fully integrated. This ripe mostly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is beautifully succulent.
James Suckling: 96 Points
A classy Leoville-Barton. Aromas of raspberries, currants, lavender and a hint of cedar. Medium-bodied, showing very fine tannins that are integrated and polished, with brightness and precision. Very attractive.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2023 Léoville Barton is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, burning embers and a discreet touch of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, supple and layered, it's deep, dense and classically structured, with ripe tannins, excellent purity of fruit and a penetrating finish. It's a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc that weighs in at 13% alcohol.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
This red’s sappy intensity belies the overall modesty of the vintage, offering an enticing wave of kirsch, plum compote and blackberry reduction that melds with melted black licorice and roasted apple wood. Youthfully grippy, but a velvety accent emerges on the ink-stained, lingering finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Vinous: 95 Points
The 2023 Leoville-Barton is wonderfully poised and expressive. Graphite, sage, crushed rocks, incense, spice and pencil shavings resonate off a core of vibrant dark blue and black fruit. Today, the 2023 is quite backward. I would give it at least a few years in bottle, as the tannins and acids need time to integrate. Leoville-Barton is such a Saint-Julien archetype. Gorgeous.
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