1961 Leoville Barton
Market price
Buying options
Tasting notes
Critic scores
Average Score
Robert Parker
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
The 1961 Léoville-Barton is a wine that I have tasted three times previously. Deep in colour with slight turbidity, it has a wonderful bouquet with raspberry coulis, brown spices, quite old school in style with ash-like and Earl Grey aromas developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with dusky black fruit, very marine-like in style with rustic tannin. There is very good vigour considering its age with powerful tobacco notes towards the finish. I just love the way the character of Saint-Julien streams through from this 1961. Superb. Tasted at the 1961 dinner Chairman Miaow’s in Hong Kong.
'HR Barton'. Lively mid ruby. Lovely subtle St-Julien integrity. So subtle! Fresh, distinctive and lighter than the Lynch-Bages. Great nose. Delicate. Very very clean. Very fresh. (JR)
Bought from Peter Wylie – dinner in North London. Fresher nose. Quite a bit of acid. A bit lean. Too taut. Some odd sweetness – almost as though chaptalised. A bit of peppermint. (JR)
About the producer

Ch. Léoville Barton is a Second Growth Saint-Julien estate, one of the three famous Léoville estates (along with Léoville Poyferré and Léoville Las Cases). Owned by the Barton family (along with Ch. Langoa Barton), it produces classically structured Claret that ages beautifully.