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2017 Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien

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Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien 10123612017

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DECANTER
95

Decanter

Great depth through the mid palate, and as with Poyferré there is both delicacy and finesse to the expression that suggests the style of the vintage emphasizes the classical side of St-Julien. As things open in the glass sweet black cherry with liquorice root and crushed earth comes through in the mid palate. This has poise, concentration and confidence, easily one of the best in the appellation.

TIM ATKIN
95

Tim Atkin

Inky black colour. Concentrated and super-spicy aromas of coffee and black fruit, with some earth and even tar. Inviting and complex. Big juicy fruit extraction with concentration and depth. Rich black fruit flavours. Deep and profound. Very good. A star of the vintage.

WINE ENTHUSIAST
96

Wine Enthusiast

This boldly tannic wine has a firm structure that gives it an excellent potential. That’s because the great blackberry fruits are just as important, offering a ripe, juicy character that is already succulent and delicious. Drink this wine from 2024.

JAMES SUCKLING
95

James Suckling

The purity of cabernet sauvignon really comes through here with currants, blackberries and stones. Perfumed, too. Medium to full body. Very fine, polished tannins and a fresh, fruity finish. This shows a compact palate with a polished, creamy finish. Much higher percentage of cabernet than is usual. Drink after 2023.

WINE SPECTATOR
95

Wine Spectator

Packed with ripe, lively plum, blackberry and black currant fruit, backed by melted black licorice and bramble accents throughout, this retains a sense of polish despite the energetic fruit and structure. Ends with an encore of warm plum reduction. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2023 through 2037.

ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
95

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Leoville Barton charges out of the gate with bold notions of baked plums, creme de cassis and blueberry preserves plus wafts of pencil shavings, fragrant earth and cedar chest. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black fruit preserves with compelling herbal sparks and a firm, grainy texture, finishing long and lively.

JEB DUNNUCK
96

Jeb Dunnuck

The deep, inky-colored 2017 Léoville-Barton is a classic, powerhouse wine from this estate that’s going to need bottle age. Loads of black and blue fruits, violets, classy oak, and ample minerality all soar from the glass. It’s medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and backward on the palate. With fabulous purity and integrated acidity, forget bottles for 5-6 years and enjoy over the following two decades. The blend in 2017 is 93 Cabernet Sauvignon and 7 Merlot, harvested from the 15th to the 29th of September, and aging in 60 new French oak.