Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

9.3106 ratings
9.335 pro ratings
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.4

In a great place. Black and red fruit, cassis, graphite, sage. Fine, coating tannins. Drink or hold.

In a great place. Black and red fruit, cassis, graphite, sage. Fine, coating tannins. Drink or hold.

Oct 16th, 2020
Cody Short

Leather, cedar, red fruits and softening tannins. Starting to drink well

Leather, cedar, red fruits and softening tannins. Starting to drink well

Sep 30th, 2018
Ron R
9.4

21 years in and still flourishing. Jam compote and lead pencil on the nose. Beautiful poise and grace on the palette. Lovely, brambly fruits, complemented barrel toast. Barton never disappoints.

21 years in and still flourishing. Jam compote and lead pencil on the nose. Beautiful poise and grace on the palette. Lovely, brambly fruits, complemented barrel toast. Barton never disappoints.

Aug 19th, 2017
Ron R
9.3

This has stood still.
Cigars, leather and dill on the nose and palate. Lovely texture, with an elevated finish. Drink or hold for 3 - 5 years longer.
Stop Press - wifey no likey 😮

This has stood still.
Cigars, leather and dill on the nose and palate. Lovely texture, with an elevated finish. Drink or hold for 3 - 5 years longer.
Stop Press - wifey no likey 😮

1 person found it helpfulAug 11th, 2019
Phil Stice

Pencil shaving. Dried fig. Sweet fruit profile. Tannins resolved and melted away

Pencil shaving. Dried fig. Sweet fruit profile. Tannins resolved and melted away

Jul 29th, 2016
Ron R
9.4

Smoke, rocks, stones, graphite and dark fruits on the nose. As with all of Barton's wine, the mouthfeel is impeccable. Not heavy, nor sweet, just right. Ethereal texture. Supple tannins, finishing with sage, leather, spice and a hint of road tar. I know it reads like muck, but this is the stuff of kings and queens.

12.5% abv and a predominantly cab blend.

Smoke, rocks, stones, graphite and dark fruits on the nose. As with all of Barton's wine, the mouthfeel is impeccable. Not heavy, nor sweet, just right. Ethereal texture. Supple tannins, finishing with sage, leather, spice and a hint of road tar. I know it reads like muck, but this is the stuff of kings and queens.

12.5% abv and a predominantly cab blend.

May 29th, 2016
Jayme Henderson-Steese

What a treat. This wine is tasting spectacular right now. Dried herbal notes, cigar box, faint fruitcake notes, cedar, teakwood, cassis, plums, forest floor. Elegant and lean with a bright, red-fruit driven finish. #leovillebarton #1996 #bordeaux #stjulien

What a treat. This wine is tasting spectacular right now. Dried herbal notes, cigar box, faint fruitcake notes, cedar, teakwood, cassis, plums, forest floor. Elegant and lean with a bright, red-fruit driven finish. #leovillebarton #1996 #bordeaux #stjulien

Sep 10th, 2015
Steve Steese

Cassis, leather, cedar, balsam, rich vegetal notes, very lifted aromatics still, figs, fine tabacco/tea tannins. Bright acidity.

Cassis, leather, cedar, balsam, rich vegetal notes, very lifted aromatics still, figs, fine tabacco/tea tannins. Bright acidity.

Apr 30th, 2015
Molly Brooks

Ooooohhhh. That's what Cabernet is supposed to taste like!? Sign me up.

Ooooohhhh. That's what Cabernet is supposed to taste like!? Sign me up.

Jan 15th, 2015
Karl Ziegler

Tobacco, iodine and some deep dark fruit. Delicious now better in a few years

Tobacco, iodine and some deep dark fruit. Delicious now better in a few years

Dec 14th, 2014