2020 Château Léoville Barton Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé

Château 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 Chateau 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 a consistently high quality in both wet and dry years. The vineyard is worked dynamically, such as ploughing the soil, weeds and grass grow in abundance in the vineyard in order to obtain a good biodiversity and no poison/herbicide is used.

The Léoville Barton is a blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon supplemented with Merlot. The harvest is done entirely by hand. After destemming, the berries are carefully sorted, crushed and poured into wooden barrels that are thermoregulated. They are vinified per plot. The alcoholic fermentation lasts from 7 to 10 days and the maceration is about 3 weeks. The wine is then matured between 16 and 18 months in French oak barrels of which 60% are brand new. The wine matures in an impressive cellar kept at 15 °. The barrels are refilled 3 times a week to avoid contact between the wine and the air. The nose is intense, expressive minty, spicy and black fruit aromas. In the mouth, the flavors of blueberries and blackcurrant and hints of white pepper. The tannins are delicate and velvety. The wine is pure, balanced and its power is exponential.

FACT: It is worth mentioning that we buy the (Bordeaux) wines directly and never through the middleman, because then we do not know which journeys the wine has made and how it has been treated. The wines come from the cellars of the Chateau directly to our conditioned Warehouse in Dordrecht where all our wines are stored. There is a lot of fake on the market. Via the website of Leoville Barton you can authenticate the bottle based on the number on the bottle. Click here for the authentication.

The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.