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Chateau Leoville-Barton, Saint-Julien, 2020

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Leoville-Barton
$139.99
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One of only two estates from the 1855 classification still owned by the family that held it then, and the 2020 shows why they have never needed to change course. The Bartons came from Ireland to Bordeaux in 1722 and bought this piece of the old Leoville estate in 1826; Lilian Barton Sartorius runs it today with her children Damien and Melanie, on 51 hectares of deep gravel over clay running toward the Gironde. 2020 was a drought year that cut yields to around 34 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine is correspondingly dense: 85.5% Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, deeply colored, perfumed with cassis and pencil shavings, and carrying serious tannin. Leoville-Barton has always been an old-school wine that asks for patience and rewards it. Give this one until the late 2020s at minimum; properly cellared it should still be going strong in the 2040s.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2020 Léoville Barton has a very concentrated and opulent bouquet with lavish blueberry and bilberry fruit and a veneer of new oak that will be subsumed in the near future. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent, ripe tannins. Cedar and touches of baking powder infuse the layered red fruit, segueing into a spicy, persistent finish. Classy." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

95 points

"A superb wine, the 2020 Léoville Barton exhibits generous aromas of blackberries and crème de cassis mingled with hints of licorice, pencil shavings and classy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with a concentrated core of fruit, sweet tannins and a nicely defined finish, it bears some similarities with the estate's demonstrative 2000 vintage, even if the two growing seasons were quite different. I suspect it will tighten up with more time in bottle, hence the plus sign next to my score, but right now, the 2020 is unusually accessible out of the gates." —William Kelley

Jancis Robinson

18 points

"Full bottle 1,345 g. Cask sample taken 6 April. 85.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Merlot. Aged for 18 months in barrel (60% new). Lustrous purple. Minerally, stony, saline nose. Really remarkably opulent on palate entry which almost distracts from those massive tannins underneath. There's just a suggestion of vintage port tannins here (not the sweetness). Very fine winemaking indeed. I have to admit I was tempted to swallow this, it was so majestic. I don't remember being as bowled over by a Léoville Barton at this early stage before. Lovely, confident, persistent finish. Such grace!"

Decanter

96 points

"The 2020 Léoville Barton remains a young wine, revealing its different facets as it unwinds over the course of a day. I particularly like the combination of the vintage character and the château’s personality, the confluence of the two amplifying their common theme of muscular intensity and racy freshness. It’s an articulate wine given enough time, showing blackberry, cassis, black liquorice, and an ashy mineral element, offering an early look at this thrilling example of Léoville Barton. Its initial reticence suggests that (like many top 2020s) patience is required, but this is on an excellent trajectory. Once it finds its way into early maturity, probably by age 15 or so, it should evolve positively for another half-century or more, likely landing in the 95-97 point range. The assemblage this year is 85.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Merlot, respectively harvested 14-15 October and 21-28 September and reaching 13.5% ABV with élevage in 60% new oak."

Wine Spectator

96 points

"A bold, strapping young wine, with vivid plum, cassis, kirsch and black licorice notes that meld steadily as they cruise through, carried by a bolt of graphite and finishing with a flourish of violet, anise and apple wood. Mouthwatering in the end. Built for the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot."

Wine Enthusiast

96 points

"Dense and with velvety tannins, this wine has great structure and concentration without being too weighty. This solid wine is sure to age." —Roger Voss

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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Perfect Pairings

Roast rib of beef, saddle of lamb with rosemary, squab with foie gras, or aged Gouda and Comte when the bottle finally comes around.

Tasting Profile

Cassis, dark cherry and cigar box with pencil shavings, violets and a smoky, espresso-like depth. Full-bodied, tannins firm and fine, acidity vibrant. Long, tightly wound finish. Still young. Dry.

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