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1989 Château Léoville Barton
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
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Community Tasting Notes 298
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atbarbar Likes this wine: 94 points
March 9, 2024 - A classy fully mature St. Julien from a regular bottle in a tasting with the 1994 and 1995, side-by-side. Very enticing nose of gravel, graphite, cherries and just a bit of flowers and italian leather. With that I mean very elegant leather, restrained not tending to horse or manure. Elegance is the trademark of this wine. It has very balanced acidity on the palate supporting its structure. Smooth tannins I think reveal that this wine is ready to go. I think it is at its peak. Both the 1994 and 1995 showed considerably younger. Both of them appeared not to be as elegant as the 89. The 1994 had more forward fruit, a nose of more intense leather and gravel, less cedar elegance. A very drinkable wine that can nonetheless be in the bottle for a bit longer. the 1995 appeared the less compelling of the 3, with some imbalance between its somewhat alcoholic fruit and its acidity living on two separate layers and not enough body to support either. It is a pleasant wine but somewhat (at this point) inferior to the other two. I look forward to compare again some of this wines.
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Paul D wrote: 90 points
February 22, 2024 - Deep garnet core, aple rim. Nose shows red and balck berries, touch of gravel. Slightly reticent. Medium bodied, red-toned fruit, cedar, decent length but slightly drying tannins on the finish.
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Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 94 points
February 22, 2024 - 1989 Bordeaux Horizontal - London (Piccolino, Exchange Square): Inky blue fruits here. Cool and savoury. Palate classical Barton with lots of cedar and classy plum fruits. Palate has a lovely spiciness. Tannins are resolved. With air a subtle star anise character emerges. Very classy.
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jviz wrote: flawed
January 20, 2024 - Unfortunately corked, with good material underneath
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uncle fester Likes this wine:
January 12, 2024 - Still a tad tannic right out of the bottle. Decanted half the bottle for 30 minutes, tried, then added the rest to decanter. Nice nose after decanting that wasn't there upon opening. Enjoyed the bottle, fun to drink an older wine.
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By Gareth Birchley
Bordeaux 1980s vintage guide, 2/15/2023 (link)(Château Léoville Barton, Cabernet Sauvignon, Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines (Sep 2019), 9/1/2019 (link)(Léoville Barton Léoville-barton Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/13/2019 (link)(Ch Léoville Barton St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Anson’s pick: Bordeaux 1989 vs 1990 – Left Bank, 10/25/2018 (link)(Château Léoville Barton, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/30/2011 (link)(Ch Léoville Barton St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/25/2010 (link)(Ch Léoville Barton St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
'24' in Bordeaux, 1/31/2010(Leoville Barton) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/23/2008 (link)(Ch Léoville Barton St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
January 2002 (link)(Chateau Léoville-Barton St Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
January 2002 (link)(Château Léoville-Barton St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2001 (link)(Chateau Léoville-Barton St Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
6/15/2013 (link) 94 points(Château Léoville Barton) Very dark black red violet color; very appealing, tobacco, truffle, tart black currant nose; tart black currant, tobacco, mineral, tart black plum palate with fine tannins; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
12/17/2011 (link) 92 points(Château Léoville Barton) Very dark red violet color; cigar box, tar black fruit, dried black fruit nose; tasty, mature, tart black fruit, tart blackberry, dried black fruit, iodine palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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By Richard Jennings
4/17/2010 (link) 91 points(Château Léoville Barton) Bricked medium red violet color with pale meniscus; chlorine, tobacco, herbaceous nose; tasty, mature, refined, tart cassis, mineral palate with a touch of herbaceousness; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (my #6 of the flight, group's #7 out of 8)
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By Richard Jennings
1/13/2008 (link) 92 points(Château Léoville Barton) Dark garnet red color; intriguing, spicy plum and black fruit nose; mature, velvety, black fruit and plum palate, elegant and structured; medium-plus finish
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
10/8/2004 (link)(Chateau Leoville-Barton) Out of the gates a nose of toasty earth, cinnamon, slight Cabernet bell pepper aromas, wet earth, mint, red currants. After a while in the glass it got very floral and really developed. A hint of white pepper. Soft palate with nice silky mature red fruit flavors. Great concentration and a cool hint of wintermint life saver lingers on the finish with some slight unevolved tannin. Very nice.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1989
- Type Red
- Producer Château Léoville Barton
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Julien
- UPC Codes 3277034831857, 639737585568
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 30 (1%)
- In Cellars 2,263 (57%)
- Consumed 1,644 (42%)
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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