1996 Château Léoville Barton

Community Tasting Note

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93 Points

Saturday, December 11, 2010 - – popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 1 hour –

NOSE: expressive and intense; brie; dark fruits (cassis); graphite; hint of oak.

BODY: purple-garnet color of medium-deep depth; medium-full bodied; looked younger than its 14 years.

TASTE: leather with a juicy boysenberry/blackberry/plum mix going on; earthy; good concentration of fruit; tannins are still slightly drying; good acidity; no noticeable alcohol; well-balanced; long finish of moderate intensity; no crime to drink this now, but will improve with more time in the cellar: say, 5 - 10 more years.

B: 50, 5, 13, 17, 8 = 93

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  • Comment posted by G_H:

    12/14/2010 12:27:00 PM - Any reason why you did not decant it? I would have thought that this would be a prime candidate for decanting.

    Like the review though!

  • Comment posted by grafstrb:

    1/5/2013 7:29:00 AM - It was a friend's bottle, and he simply didn't decant. I agree that it would have benefited from some additional air, though.

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