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Chateau Leoville-Barton, Saint-Julien, 1996

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
$199.00
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Nearly three decades on, this is a chance to pour a Saint-Julien Second Growth with the kind of bottle age most of us never have the patience (or the cellar space) to give it ourselves. Léoville Barton was ranked a Second Classified Growth in 1855, and the same family has held it the whole way through. Hugh Barton bought 50 hectares of Saint-Julien vines in 1826. He was the grandson of Thomas Barton, the Irishman who settled in Bordeaux in 1722 and set up as a wine merchant. Anthony Barton later brought the estate international recognition, and his daughter Lilian and her two children, the 10th generation, run it today. The vineyard sits on slopes of Garonne gravel facing the Gironde, over a clayey gravel subsoil, and it is ploughed the traditional way with no herbicide. That is classic Médoc ground for Cabernet-led wine with staying power. A house built on serious, traditional claret is best seen with some age on it, and this bottle has plenty. Stand it up a day ahead and decant gently to leave any sediment behind.

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More about Chateau Leoville-Barton

One of the Left Bank's purest expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon, made by a family that's been perfecting their craft in Saint-Julien for two centuries. Leoville-Barton isn't flashy—it's measured, mineral, built for the long haul. The kind of wine you trust with your cellared bottles.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Other Regional Grapes , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    1996

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary, entrecôte bordelaise, roast duck with cèpes, wild mushroom risotto, or a wedge of aged Comté.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Saint-Julien profile: Cabernet-led blackcurrant and plum with cedar, graphite and a savoury, earthy edge, set against firm, fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity. With long bottle age, claret made in this traditional style typically softens and picks up notes of tobacco, leather and forest floor, finishing dry, long and composed.

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