1999 Château Langoa-Barton
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The 1999 Langoa Barton has a vibrant bouquet of lifted black cherries, fig, black olives and a marine scent that becomes more intense with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, perhaps having lost a little vigor in recent years. Grippy, dried-out tannins lead to a tarry finish. I would drink bottles sooner rather than later. This showed better a few years ago, and it seems to be in graceful decline. Tasted from an ex- château bottle at the estate.
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Deep, healthy crimson. Quite complex. Well balanced and lively. Dancing. Fleshier than the Léoville. Good wine! (JR)
Quite opulent nose. Lots of fruit, not much structure. A little formless but nice and ripe and juicy. A bit too evolved? (JR)
About the producer
Hugh Barton purchased this estate, alongside Second Growth Ch. Léoville Barton, in the 1820s. Classified as a Third Growth and run by Lilian Barton with her children Damien and Mélanie today, the 20 hectares of vines produce some of the appellation’s most elegant wines – and at reasonable prices.