1997 Château Léoville Barton

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Tasting notes
Score 86/100 · Drink 2000-2010, Robert Parker, Apr 2000

The elegant, spice box, cedary, oaky, red and black currant-scented and flavored 1997 Leoville Barton reveals surprising softness, medium body, low acidity, and ripe tannin. Drink it over the next decade. I would not be surprised to see it improve in the bottle, and possibly merit a higher score.

Critic scores

Critic scores
88
88/100

Wine Spectator

86
86/100

Robert Parker

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88 points
Wine Spectator
Score 88/100 · Wine Spectator

Good berry, mineral character, with a hint of chocolate. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. Drink now. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 2000.

86 points
Robert Parker
Score 86/100 · Robert Parker

The elegant, spice box, cedary, oaky, red and black currant-scented and flavored 1997 Leoville Barton reveals surprising softness, medium body, low acidity, and ripe tannin. Drink it over the next decade. I would not be surprised to see it improve in the bottle, and possibly merit a higher score. Apr 2000, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

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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Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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