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2023 Château Langoa Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (37%), Cabernet Franc (3%)
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Product: 20231012172
2023 Château Langoa Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon; 37% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc.

The new winery has arguably benefited Langoa most of the Barton stable, with larger capacity to treat the property’s diverse plots individually. This has created a more finely-tuned Langoa, with plenty of character still. The very pretty nose offers cassis, crushed blueberry and violet. The palate is energetic, with ripe blackcurrant, dark plum and some sweet spice. Despite 60% new oak during élevage, the tannins are well-integrated and almost chalky in texture, framing the wine nicely. The finish is pleasant and lengthy. Langoa Barton continues to impress.

Drink 2028 - 2044

Our score: 17/20

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (37%), Cabernet Franc (3%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Langoa-Barton

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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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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Chateau Langoa Barton

Château Langoa-Barton, 3rd Classified Growth, was the first of the two Bordeaux wine estates bought by Hugh Barton in the 1820s, the other being Léoville-Barton, 2nd Classified Growth. Hugh Barton was a descendant of an Irish family which settled in Bordeaux in the 18th century and which has a long and distinguished history in the region’s wine trade. Both properties are still family-owned and run and together represent the longest tradition of unchanged ownership in the Médoc. After the death of the late Anthony Barton in 2022, his daughter Lilian and grandson Damien Barton have now taken the reins.
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