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Tasting notes
Score 89/100 · Wine Spectator

An austere wine that's a touch earthy with a slightly metallic edge and meager fruit. May be in a dumb stage and could grow out of it surprisingly well. Firm and tight, but starts to open up on the finish.--Cabernet Challenge. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 1996.

Critic scores

Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

89
89/100

Wine Spectator

92
92/100

Robert Parker

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92 points
Robert Parker
Score 92/100 · Robert Parker

The 1985 is a gorgeous example that may well represent a more modern-day clone of the splendid 1953. Dark ruby/garnet with an open-knit, complex, ripe nose of sweet red as well as black currants, vanilla, fruitcake, tobacco, cedar, and earth, the wine is medium-bodied with exceptional sweetness, soft tannin, and a supple, very nicely layered finish. A classic midweight Bordeaux, it will drink now and over the next decade. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. Last tasted, 1/02. Jan 2003, www.robertparker.com

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Château Léoville Barton - producer
Leoville Barton

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.

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