2011 Leoville Barton
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Tasting notes
Darker and wilder and clearly made with more ambition than Langoa with a classic 2011 black cabernet nose and lovely bright acids and dry but well formed tannins. The Bartons have clearly opted for a light extraction and the result is a wine of charm and finesse. FINE+RARE
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
James Suckling
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A firm delicious Leoville Barton and very successful given the vintage conditions. The tannins are sturdy but ripe and polished. The savoury flavour profile adds to the blackberry notes. There is a fair amount of restraint, but the wine shows promise that after five or more years of ageing, its true potential will reveal itself. Nice mid palate intensity and long length. AsianPalate.com
Very floral with blueberry and blackberry on the nose. Mineral undertones. Full body, with chewy tannins and long intense finish. Serious structure and balance for the vintage. jamessuckling.com
Finely expressed intensity of fruit and a firmness of structure over natural aromatic ripeness to give it an assured future. Drink 2017-2035. Decanter.com
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.