2018 Château Léoville Barton Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé
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Log inChâteau Léoville Barton has been a family heritage for 300 years. Founded in 1722 when Thomas Barton left his native Ireland to settle in Saint Julien and started a wine business there. In 1826 his grandson, Hugh Barton purchased a 50 hectare vineyard located in the Saint Julien appellation. In the historical classification of 1855 the Château was already classified as a "Second Classified Growth". The property was managed by the different generations over the years until Anthony Barton raised Château Léoville to the level of international recognition it enjoys today. The Barton story continues with his daughter, Lilian and her two children, who are now writing the chapter of the 10th generation. The vineyard nestles in the heart of the St Julien terroir under the most beautiful slopes of Garonne gravel, coming from the Gironde. The clayey gravel subsoil allows for excellent growing conditions and ensures consistently high quality in both wet and dry years. The vineyard is worked in a dynamic manner, such as ploughing the soil, weeds and grass grow in abundance in the vineyard to achieve good biodiversity and no poison/herbicide is used.
Harvesting is done entirely by hand. After destemming, the berries are carefully sorted, crushed and poured into wooden barrels, thermoregulated, according to their plots. The alcoholic fermentation lasts from 7 to 10 days and the extraction is always done with respect for the juice adjusting the number of pumpings depending on the cuvées and the vintages. The maceration lasts about 3 weeks, then follows the maceration juice is drawn by lot in barrels. Then the wine is matured between 16 and 18 months in French oak barrels of which 60% are brand new, in a cellar at 15 °. To avoid this, the wines are topped up 3 times a week contact between the wine and the air, the racking is traditional according to the so-called "à l'esquive" method.
The Léoville Barton 2018 is a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot harvested from 21 to 24 September (Merlot) and from 29 September to 6 October (Cabernet Sauvignon). The nose is intense, expressive with minty, spicy and black fruit aromas. In the mouth, the flavors of blueberries and blackcurrants are enhanced and the hint of white pepper will surprise you. The tannins are delicate and velvety. The wine is pure, well balanced and its power is exponential.
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RP (94-96)
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Léoville Barton simply sings of crushed black cherries, blackcurrant cordial and wild blueberries with touches of violets, dark chocolate, allspice and cardamom with a waft of stewed tea. Full-bodied, rich and decadently fruited in the mouth, the generous fruit has a solid structure of firm, ripe, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and layered.
Published: Apr 23, 2019
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James Suckling
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON ST.-JULIEN 2018
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Country : France
Region : Bordeaux
Vintage : 2018
Score : 97
Sweet berries, blackberries, raspberries and violets follow through to a full body with extremely creamy, polished tannins that caress the palate. It’s really long and polished. Gorgeous finish. Drink after 2025.
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Wine Spectator
97
Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien 2018
Cassis, crushed plum and steeped blackberry fruit is all packed into this wine, along with tar, violet and roasted apple wood notes, plus a terrific tug of warm earth. Shows lots of energy in reserve, with a tightly knit finish pulling everything together. Cellaring required. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2026 through 2040. 11,600 cases made.
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Vinous
96
Drinking Window
2030 - 2058
From: Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021)
The 2018 Léoville-Barton is a gorgeous, exotic wine. Crème de cassis, lavender, menthol, licorice and cloves race out of the glass. The 2018 marries the natural opulence of the year with a pretty classic sense of structure, making for one of the more compelling wines of the year. I would give this a good decade in the cellar. There is much to look forward to. I especially admire the energy and poise here.
- By Antonio Galloni on March 2021
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- Deuxième Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Château Léoville Barton is a wine estate in Bordeaux and a second cru from the Bordeaux wine classification system of 1855. It is located in the village of Saint-Julien in the iconic terroir of the Médoc.
The wines have long represented 'the magic of Saint-Julien and the elegance of Barton' according to the passionate Barton family.
The castle (originally called: Langoa) on the estate was built in 1758 by Monsieur de Pontet. Vaulted cellars have been created under the private rooms where silence and tranquility reign. The most renowned wines of Léoville Barton are allowed to reach their ultimate maturity in peace in these serene cellars. After the French Revolution, and thanks to the Droit d'Aubaine (Windfall Law) in France, Hugh Barton, an Irish merchant of Bordeaux wines, fulfilled his dream of owning an estate in Bordeaux. Pierre-Bernard de Pontet sold the Langoa chateau to Hugh Barton in 1821 who renamed it 'Château Langoa Barton'.
A few years later, in 1826, Hugh also bought a quarter of the former Léoville domain. When buying what would later become Léoville Barton, Hugh had actually only bought the vineyards of the estate, because he already owned the winemaking facilities at Langoa.
The total area of the vineyards is approximately 48 ha with a plantation of cabernet sauvignon (70%), merlot (22%) and cabernet franc (8%). The average age of the vines is 28 years. The average production per year is 25,000 boxes of 12 bottles.
Die 2018 Château Léoville Barton opent met rijke aroma's van cassis, zwarte kers en bosbessen, omlijst door viooltjes, donkere chocolade, menthol en warme specerijen, met volle body, rijpe maar stevige tannines en een lange frisse afdronk. Door die geconcentreerde fruitlaag en de stevige, rijpe tannines snijdt de wijn mooi door vet en umami, waardoor hij uitstekend samengaat met rundvlees, lam, wild en stoofgerechten; vooral gegrilde ribeye of entrecote, langzaam gestoofde short ribs of boeuf bourguignon en een met rozemarijn en knoflook gekruide lamsrack of hertenkroon met jeneverbessen tillen de harmonie naar een hoger niveau.
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