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2008 Château Langoa Barton
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
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Community Tasting Notes 102
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Jonny Cash Likes this wine: 92 points
March 23, 2024 - Nice wine, even I am not a fan of the vintage 08. Open it and CS coming out, lovely. Nice wine for lunch with family.
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Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 90 points
February 26, 2024 - From half. Sweet blackcurrant fruits on the nose with some Bakewell top notes. A little ground pepper and meatiness too. Palate is tight and youthful with some redcurrant interest and tannins that have a way to go. Thought this might be a little more ready for business but time needed.
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isbjoern wrote: 90 points
November 12, 2023 - Probably opened this bottle 3-5 years too early. Aromas and flavors are still quite primary. The nose is classy with blackcurrant, cedar, pencil shavings and a hint of barnyard. Similar flavors feature on the palate with additional cocoa powder. Typical for 2008, this wine is quite austere on the palate - mostly due to the high acidity - and also a bit lean. Just lacks some weight and sweetness of fruit on midpalate. The tannins are of high quality and mostly resolved by now. This is a more classy SJ, with a fresher and cooler fruit than 2009/2010. But it is also rather stern and the bitter cedar notes are a bit too much for my liking. Lacks the richness and depth of an excellent vintage. This wine improved after opening over 3 days and it needed food for balance. Can be drunk now, but probably better in 3-5 years. - 90 points
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lightning wrote: 92 points
June 9, 2023 - Attractive medium-intensity nose of musk, sandalwood, cigarbox and cassis. Medium-plus bodied and with a supple, languid flow, a lovely balanced midpalate of cassis, graphite and cedar. Gentle yet persistent tannins tug on the finish of considerable length. The flick of cedar at the end is enthralling. There's still some depth to the midpalate, and it's worth leaving this for another 5+ years for further evolution - although no problems drinking now. Excellent.
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vide Likes this wine: 92 points
May 5, 2023 - I seem to have a lot of this wine. I wonder how I acquired it. This vintage is getting better and better. Probably the last classic Claret vintage before global warning (although the 2010's are retaining their classic shape).
The 2008 is basically there. All component parts are integrated. Look: it is not an exciting wine and, although they don't call it the second wine to Leoville Barion, that is basically what it is. And yet I quite like it. But I am getting old.2 people found this helpful Comment
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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By James Suckling
6/16/2016 (link)(Château Langoa Barton St.-Julien, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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December 2012, Issue #38 (link)
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By Chris Kissack
November 2012, 11/1/2012 (link)(Château Langoa-Barton St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/19/2012 (link)(Ch Langoa Barton St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2011, Issue #34, Re-Visiting the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage: Is It Superior to Both 2009 and 2010?(Château Langoa Barton) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2011, Issue #31, Snapshot of the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage- Really a Lovely and Classically Proportioned Year(Château Langoa Barton) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/19/2010 (link)(Ch Langoa Barton St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
October 2010 (link)(Chateau Langoa-Barton (St Julien)) Subscribe to see review text.
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June 2009, Issue #24 (link)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/4/2009 (link)(Ch Langoa Barton St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Ian D'Agata
May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144 (link)(Chateau Langoa Barton Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2009 (link)(Chateau Langoa-Barton St Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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November 2012 (link)(Château Langoa-Barton (St Julien)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/21/2011 (link) 91 points(Château Langoa Barton) Very dark red violet color; appealing, rich, berry, ripe plum nose; tasty, berry, ripe plum palate with good balance; medium finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Château Langoa Barton
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Julien
- UPC Codes 031259040110, 3660327020814, 3660327020913, 7070292003150
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 308 (11%)
- In Cellars 1,776 (66%)
- Consumed 615 (23%)
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- ProducerChâteau Langoa Barton
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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