chateau leoville barton 2eme cru classe st julien

Château Léoville Barton

Château Léoville Barton, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2022

Name: Château Léoville Barton, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Léoville Barton
Price: 488.74 GBP

98/100

Inside Bordeaux

96-98/100

The Wine Independent

97/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
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£488.74

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Only the second vintage made in the new winery, and the first to benefit from the gravity only technology. The new winery had doubled the number of vats, allowing for plot-by-plot vinifications and much greater precision. The results can be seen clearly in the 2022. A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.5% Merlot and 5.5% Cabernet Franc, there is great amplitude here, but with a real sense of control. The gorgeous bouquet offers suggestions of wild berries, cedar, graphite, heather and violet. Although the fruit is plusher and texturally more modern than we're used to at this address, this has a classical edge and remains resolutely Leoville Barton in character. Virile and concentrated, wrapped in ripe tannins, this is an expressive and silky example with good grip and tremendous length. Both alluring and serious in equal measure.

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We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

98/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Retains signature character and architecture, combined with a come-hither ripeness that is all about the 2022 vintage. A brilliant wine, luscious and supple with cassis and bilberry, damson and black cherry along with cocoa bean and mandarin. Delivers confidence and ageability. The Barton family continue to make this wine unmissable.

drinking window 2030 - 2046

date of review 03/2025

97/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Léoville Barton, the second vintage made in the new winery, was the first to be completely gravity-fed instead of using pumps. It has a magnificent bouquet that fulfills my admittedly lofty expectations given its showing from barrel, blessed with an almost pixelated quality that previous vintages perhaps lacked. The nose is very precise with pure black fruit and fine <em>mineralité</em>. Elegant and poised, the medium-bodied palate features finely chiseled tannins and just the right amount of bitterness on the finish. Very persistent—a Saint-Julien you just don't want to finish. This ranks among the finest in the appellation.

drinking window 2030 - 2070

date of review 02/2025

96-98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2022 Leoville Barton is deep garnet-purple in color. It jumps from the glass with notes of crème de cassis, plum preserves, and blueberry compote, followed by hints of Indian spices, mossy tree bark, and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate is rich and decadent, with firm, yet velvety, tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy.

drinking window 2030 - 2060

date of review 12/2023

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Julien

Producer:

Château Léoville Barton

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

12.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.