2023 Château Léoville Barton Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé

EN PRIMEUR DISCOUNT VALID UNTIL 1/12/2025 - DELIVERY SPRING 2026

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 already received the classification of "Second Classified Growth". The property was managed by generations over the years until Anthony Barton raised Château Léoville to the level of international recognition it enjoys today. Barton's 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 enables excellent growing conditions and ensures consistently high quality in both wet and dry years. Dynamic work is done in the vineyard, such as plowing the soil, weeds and grass grow in abundance in the vineyard to achieve good bio-diversity and no poison/herbicide is used.

The 2023 Léoville Barton is a beautiful classic in the making, unfolding in the glass with aromas of cassis and blackberry mixed with notes of pencil shavings, licorice and violets. Medium to full bodied, ample and meaty, it is layered, concentrated and supple, with beautifully refined tannins, lively acidity and a long, penetrating finish. Taking advantage of the Barton family's new, highly functional winery, as well as experimenting with more discreet choices in the barrel, it is somewhat reminiscent of the estate's great 2016 year. The 2023 blend consists of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

Ratings: 97 Jane Anson, 97 Markus del Monego, 96-97 James Suckling, 96-97 Alexandre Ma, 95 Falstaff Magazine, 94-96 The Wine Independent (L. Perrotti-Brown), 94-96 Wine Advocate, 93-95 + Jeb Dunnuck, 93-95 Vinous (A. Galloni), 92-94 Vinous (N. Martin)

FACT: It is worth mentioning that we purchase the (Bordeaux) wines directly and never purchase them through intermediaries, because 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. You can authenticate the bottle based on the number on the bottle via the Leoville Barton website. Click here for authentication. . The wine is stored in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will often receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Collect' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.