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Inside Bordeaux
Jane Anson
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04 Feb 26
Austere but confident, firm muscular tannins, this needs a good few moments of opening before the softer side appears, with creamy blackberry fruits with spiced rosemary and cumin notes alongside cedar, mint leaf, coffee bean and licorice. This makes it slapbang in the middle of classic Leoville Barton territory, and this is one to get on board with. Delicious, understated, savoury, boom. 60% new oak.
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2048
97
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
William Kelley
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11 Aug 22
A brilliant young wine, the 2016 Léoville Barton unwinds in the glass with aromas of cassis, dark berries and cigar box mingled with subtle hints of loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's seamless and exquisitely balanced, with beautifully refined tannins, bright acids and a long, penetrating finish. Its structural refinement is such that it's far from forbidding to open right now, yet patience will be richly rewarded.
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2066
96
The Wine Independent
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
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20 Dec 23
The 2016 Leoville Barton is deep garnet-colored. It charges out of the gate with powerful notes of blackcurrant pastilles, stewed plums, and blueberry compote, followed by wafts of lilacs, dark chocolate, and licorice. Medium-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house with a solid wall of firm, grainy tannins and lovely tension supporting the taut, muscular black fruits, finishing long with fantastic purity of fruit.
Drinking Date: 2022 - 2034
95
Vinous
Neal Martin
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16 Apr 26
The 2016 Léoville Barton has an outgoing nose with an unexpected touch of eucalyptus that tinctures the lively black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins. Nice backbone here, fresh and sapid, with a harmonious, almost briny finish that lends it so much personality. Excellent. Tasted at the 10-Year-On tasting at Bordeaux Index.
Drinking Date: 2028 - 2050
17.5
Jancis Robinson
Jancis Robinson
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23 Jan 20
Tasted blind. Full, rich, intense, almost fruit cake on the nose. Racy and pacy with the tannins well hidden. (JR)
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2044