2003 Château Léoville Barton
Community Tasting Note
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93 Points
Sunday, July 1, 2018 - Deep garnet in colour with fine sediments
Nose of graphite, ceder wood, licorice, little black fruits
Full bodied, mouth pickeringly strong tannin, intense St. Julien minerality, well-balanced, long bitter sweet finish
The rustic tannin softens with one hour in glass. I expect that the wine may improve with 5 more years of cellaring to mellow down the tannin.
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Comment posted by wineotim:
7/1/2018 5:50:00 AM - Good review/notes. Enjoyable to read, must be great to drink.
Comment posted by apple1813:
7/2/2018 3:26:00 AM - @wineotim Thanks for your comment. I like Leoville Barton a lot, as it delivers quality at a reasonable price among the Second Growths.
Comment posted by wineotim:
7/2/2018 4:17:00 AM - I agree on the relative value. Interesting to note that the '15 vintage is scarce in my part of the world, don't know why.