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Château Léoville Barton er et af Médocs mest helstøbte familieeventyr. Barton-familien har haft rødder i Bordeaux siden 1722 og har, som en af ganske få, bevaret ejerskabet over deres slotte helt siden klassifikationen i 1855. Léoville Barton opstod i 1826, da Hugh Barton købte en del af den oprindelige Léoville-ejendom, og slottet er fortsat i familiens hænder. I dag ledes ejendommen af Lilian Barton-Sartorius, som har videreført arven efter sin far, den legendariske Anthony Barton, med samme kompromisløse fokus på kvalitet og kontinuitet. Den næste generation, Mélanie og Damien Barton, er allerede aktivt involveret og sikrer, at traditionen lever videre.
De omkring 50 hektar vinmarker ligger samlet på en af Saint-Juliens smukkeste grusrygge med udsigt mod Gironde – et klassisk terroir, der giver vine med balance, struktur og elegance. Cabernet Sauvignon spiller hovedrollen og sætter tonen for vinens karakteristiske stil: rank, præcis og langtidsholdbar. Produktionen ligger typisk omkring 300.000 flasker årligt, og vinen lagres cirka 18 måneder på egetræsfade, hvoraf omkring 60 % er nye. Resultatet er en Saint-Julien med både dybde og finesse – tro mod sit ophav og sin historie, år efter år.
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BEPLANTNING
74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot og 3% Cabernet Franc
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AREAL
50 hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
La Réserve de Léoville Barton
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EJER
Barton familien
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A stunner, showing a great degree of purity, with long flavors of cassis, plum and blackberry preserves, seamlessly integrated with the graphite structure. A very vivid, defined, precise wine. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. 11,600 cases made. Score range: 96 - 99 — JM
With a dark, inky, purple accented hue, the perfume pops with all its ripe, blackberry and currants, accompanied by cigar box, forest floor, herbs, cedar and cigar wrapper notes. Full-bodied, concentrated, powerful, yet refined, the finish is deep, long and intense. Wait at least a decade before pulling a cork. It is going to be difficult to pick the best vintage of Leoville Barton from the 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018 but it is going to be fun tasting them together over the next several decades. The wine blends 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18%.
This estate has been on fire in recent vintages, and the 2018 Château Léoville Barton is up there with the best of them. Based on 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot that was brought up in 60% new French oak, this classic, flawlessly balanced, straight-up awesome Saint-Julien has loads of cassis and mulberry fruits as well as notes of freshly sharpened pencils, leafy tobacco, chocolate, and earth. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, it has building tannins and healthy acidity, yet the fruit is pure, perfectly ripe, and wonderfully integrated with all the wine's components. As is normal with this cuvée, it closes down with extended air and is going to take a solid 8-10 years of bottle age to reach the early stages of maturity. It's going to evolve for 30-40 years in cold cellars.