Antonio Galloni, tasting note published in April 10th 2021
The Léoville-Barton 2005 is clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Powerful and strapping in the glass, the 2005 is a big, big wine. Huge swathes of tannins wrap around a core of tinged black fruit, new leather, spice, gravel, mocha and liquorice. The sheer density of the wine is impressive, but its balance is even more compelling. I might be tempted to give it a few more years in the cellar. Readers lucky enough to own it will find an exciting and potent Saint-Julien that offers too much. I loved it.
Léoville Barton is Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant, tannic and austere when young, but develops intense blackcurrant and cassis notes, as well as classic cedar Saint-Julien characteristics.
The vineyard, which has gravel over clay soils, is planted 74 per cent to Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 per cent to Merlot and 3 per cent to Cabernet Franc. After a manual harvest, fermentation takes place in large temperature-controlled wooden vats, and then 50 per cent of the wine is aged in new oak barrels.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 105898
Château Léoville Barton
Château Léoville Barton is a well-regarded estate in the Saint-Julien region of Bordeaux, classified as a second growth in the 1855 Classification. Quality has soared since the 1980s, and it is considered one of Bordeaux’s most reliable wines, winning regular praise for its reasonable price. Léoville Barton is Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant, tannic and austere when young, but develops intense blackcurrant and cassis notes, as well as classic cedar Saint-Julien characteristics.
The vineyard, which has gravel over clay soils, is planted 74 per cent to Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 per cent to Merlot and 3 per cent to Cabernet Franc. After a manual harvest, fermentation takes place in large temperature-controlled wooden vats, and then 50 per cent of the wine is aged in new oak barrels.
