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2020 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20201012361
2020 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

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Cabernet Sauvignon 85.5%, Merlot 14.5%

Lilian Barton Sartorius, ninth-generation vintner at Ch. Léoville-Barton, states ruefully that they didn’t make much wine in 2020. In common with many Médoc properties, yields were down, reduced to 34 hl/ha. However, the wine that was made delivers immense colour and concentration. It’s extravagantly perfumed, with aromas of pencil shavings, sweet cherry, and blackcurrant cordial. There is a burly feel to the tannins, which have great intensity. The mid-palate has a lovely brightness, which runs into subtle spicy notes of clove and star anise. The finish is long. All in all, a very persuasive Barton.

Drink 2028-2050.

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Léoville Barton

About this wine

Chateau Leoville Barton

Château Léoville Barton is the smallest portion of the great Léoville estate and has been owned by the Barton family since 1826. There is no château and the wine is made at Langoa Barton.
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Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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