1990 Château Léoville Barton

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Sunday, January 28, 2007 - Bordeaux on the Hudson (Peter Pratt's Inn): This wine has opened quite a bit in the last few months, but it still a massive wall-of-wine. A reserved nose of currant and tobacco that opened up to some licorice and leather with some violent swirling. The midpalate has firmed up quite a bit and there is some compact spicy fruit and earth that hints at what awaits when this hits its stride. The finish is clipped off by the tannins, but was of a reasonable length. It would be interesting to sit with this a whole night and see the layers of the onion peel away, but that was not going to be at a big tasting. I still have very high hopes for this to be a great wine and glad that I have a couple sleeping soundly.

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