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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 141 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Araldinho on 11/29/2023 & rated 89 points: Medium deep brick red.
Aromas of ripe plum, cassis, stable, cigar box, leather, stock cube, cloves and forest floor.
Lively rounded tannins. Blackcurrant acids and sloe bitterness.
Medium body.
Palate of blueberry, blackcurrant, rowanberry, tobacco, wet tarmac, mint and wet grass.
A structure-driven, slightly green, still typical Medoc where cassis fruit, cedar and spice are in beautiful balance. Yet, the wine lacks complexity and energy. It might improve somewhat with age. Tasted 2023. (867 views) | | | Tasted by Darbus123 on 7/27/2023 & rated 90 points: I was a bit concerned after the cork crumbled and the wine poured very brown, but actually this a nice Pauillac given the vintage. There is powerful leather on the nose and the palate is very tertiary. The tannins are fully resolved which makes for easy drinking but the finish is short and the wine lacks depth, unsurprisingly. Fun to drink now, I see no reason to hold any longer. (1068 views) | | | Tasted by Jontypont on 8/24/2022 & rated 89 points: Solid old bourdeaux. (1980 views) | | | Tasted by Volleyball on 4/30/2022 & rated 93 points: Mature left bank Bordeaux with plenty of tertiary flavors, but rumours of its death and exaggerated. Medium bodied and well balanced wine.
Once opened up, a fairly intense nose dominated but leather and cigar box.
Flavor is more varied, with red fruits still prominent alongside the leather and some oregano. Generally savoury flavor. Quite a bit of acid and soft tannins. Long finish with the fruit persisting which I quite like. (2153 views) | | | Tasted by samcolt on 12/25/2021 & rated 90 points: Drinking well, but time to drink up. Still some red fruit, but nice mix of tertiary flavors, Leather to fig. (2450 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 3/25/2021 & rated 87 points: A little tired and lacking energy, back end if it’s drinking window. Still an acceptable wine and not out of sync (3089 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 7/20/2020 & rated 90 points: Pour la fête demon garçon James.
Beau claret, sur le graphite et les mures
avec une pointe de cèdre.
Tannins fins et acidité présente.
Finale de longueur moyenne.
Bien aimé. (4228 views) | | | Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 4/12/2019 & rated 90 points: Tasted in double-blind fashion from a well-cellared bottle, this deep garnet wine was easily identified as a quality left bank Bordeaux, but revelation of the vintage was quite surprising. Retaining a core of dark plum fruit, it offers accenting aromas and flavors of baking spices, leather, cigar box and chocolate. Medium-bodied, seamlessly alcoholic (12.5%), low-to-medium in acidity and with melted tannins, it is a soft-textured red with good density in the middle and medium length on the back end. Well-cellared bottles such as this should drink nicely over the next 2-3 years, but holding the wine longer will run the risk of the fruit drying out. Drink now-2022. (4105 views) | | | Tasted by Two Winos on 1/26/2019 & rated 92 points: From magnum. Decant was necessary. Great nose. Help up for the 2 to 2 1/2 hour we drank it over. Everything was there in this "off" vintage. I've had several 97s (not 1st growths...but some pretty good stuff) and this one is much better structured with well balanced fruit. (3819 views) | | | Tasted by Hawk94 on 5/2/2018 & rated 95 points: Delicious to drink now. Earthy nose, harmony, smooth and delicious acidity, blue berry and blackberry, cedar box, very refined, lots of going on, long after taste. (4919 views) | | | Tasted by Sandro on 6/21/2017 & rated 91 points: Last bottle from a case of 6. I had various ratings between 88-92 but this bottle was very nice to drink. Surprisingly fresh fruit, well balanced, smooth in the palate but still supporting tannin. Would not longer wait to drink remaining bottles but there's no hurry. (5835 views) | | | Tasted by Jscalia on 2/18/2017 & rated 92 points: For a 1997 Bordeaux, this wine drinks magnificently. Still very well structured. Cabernet Sauvignon forward on the palate. Firm tannins. Great fruit. (5534 views) | | | Tasted by normanfekrat on 4/25/2016 & rated 90 points: Very very very smooth. Drink up now. (6153 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 11/21/2015 & rated 88 points: A lot greener than the last bottle. The fruit a bit in the background, lots of capsicum, cedar, and pencil. I enjoyed this more a couple of years ago. To be drunk... yesterday. (7152 views) | | | Tasted by rupertg on 11/13/2015 & rated 91 points: Decanted three hours before. Less complexity than the 1990 but good blackcurrant fruit. Beginning to thin on the finish. Drinking up. (5524 views) | | | Tasted by rupertg on 11/1/2015 & rated 91 points: Dark with brick rim. Good fruit on the nose, fading slightly in the mouth. Good length, but time to drink up. Acidity beginning to emerge. (3645 views) | | | Tasted by rjpbath on 7/19/2015 & rated 92 points: Very very good 97 - utterly correct St Julien notes, tremendously long on the palate - can still taste it hours afterwards. A really delightful surprise (three entirely consistent bottles). Buy it if you can.... (2996 views) | | | Tasted by rupertg on 12/4/2014 & rated 91 points: Still dark red, rim with a bit if brown. Sediment not coagulated. Great nose. Full and smooth at the front of the mouth. Quite a lot of tannin on finish. Tobacco leaf, spiced plum and blackcurrant. Savoury. Benefits from two hours breathing. (3313 views) | | | Tasted by mark_m_owen on 10/18/2014 & rated 88 points: This bottle fared better than the last in storage...fully mature, dark fruit still there, plenty of ancillary notes - the predictably cedarwood, a bit of licorice, a bit of leather and chocolate. medium finish. Pretty darn good. (3408 views) | | | Tasted by Szwilling on 9/28/2014 & rated 92 points: Let it open for 2+ hrs. Very smooth, dark cherries, strong earth smell. (3610 views) | | | Tasted by rupertg on 7/4/2014 & rated 92 points: Rim showing brick bug dark centre. Fruit on nose still. Sediment will settled. Smooth in the mouth, but firm finish. Good weight. Leather and oak dominate the aftertaste. Blackcurrant is the fruit. (3916 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 4/18/2014 & rated 87 points: 2+ hour decant
Dark ox-blood
Cherries, musky
Soft, silky, dry, no tannins
Sour cherries, some acidity, cocoa
A little thin. Disappointing and underwhelming. Expected much more. (3871 views) | | | Tasted by Bluespolo on 2/23/2014 & rated 92 points: Cedar, balsamic, herbal. Soft fruit, tobacco, green peppers, cut grass. At palate confirms it can age a little longer in the cellar. Generally speaking very enjoyable. A bit underrated looking at the community notes, IMHO. (3310 views) | | | Tasted by ckinv368 on 10/19/2013 & rated 92 points: CT Offline VI--San Antonio Edition (San Antonio, TX): Notes of meat, white pepper, oak and mushroom. Very tannic and still astringent. But after about 2 1/2 hours of slow oxidation, this has really found its own. Drinking superbly right now. Great meaty and very earthy essence. This will probably improve slightly over the next 2-3 years, and then plateau for quite a while thereafter. (4777 views) | | | Tasted by GalvezGuy on 10/19/2013 & rated 91 points: CT Texas VI - Return to San Antonio; 10/18/2013-10/19/2013 (San Antonio): Full ruby color with no bricking. On the nose, nice aromas of plum, blackberry, cherry, and tobacco. On the palate nice flavor of dark berries, bright cherry, and tobacco. Nice finish with decent length and grip. My guess is that this is the best this particular wine will show. Drink over the next few years. (4476 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Léoville Barton Producer website - Read more about Chateau Leoville BartonRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
VdB
The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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