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A wine from Anthony that's finally ready. Just kidding. It's the volatile acidity holding this wine together. Completely resolved tannins. Ripe lean; blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries. It's almost all fruit with just a hint of earth and minerality. Fun to drink. I always like to ask, what were you doing in 1978? Nice of Lilian Barton to model the bottle for my photo. Thank you for bringing this wine. A real treat to try.
A wine from Anthony that's finally ready. Just kidding. It's the volatile acidity holding this wine together. Completely resolved tannins. Ripe lean; blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries. It's almost all fruit with just a hint of earth and minerality. Fun to drink. I always like to ask, what were you doing in 1978? Nice of Lilian Barton to model the bottle for my photo. Thank you for bringing this wine. A real treat to try.
Leoville Barton 1978, August 18 2017. Cellared since winter 1981-82(?). Upper shoulder, cork moldy at the top, sound underneath. Perfect condition, cedar bouquet, slightly orange in color but no oxidation, no thinness in the mouth, wonderful long finish. Stellar wine! It makes one think it might be worth getting old just to appreciate what a treat an older wine like this can be!
Leoville Barton 1978, August 18 2017. Cellared since winter 1981-82(?). Upper shoulder, cork moldy at the top, sound underneath. Perfect condition, cedar bouquet, slightly orange in color but no oxidation, no thinness in the mouth, wonderful long finish. Stellar wine! It makes one think it might be worth getting old just to appreciate what a treat an older wine like this can be!
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
