This is a delicious wine that is aging slowly and gracefully. It is still quite dark in color, with a cigar box nose. The cab dominant palate has incredible freshness and delicious flavor with no unpleasant notes. The tannins are plentiful, but fine and don't really dry out the long finish. This is so balanced and elegant and it should have a long life.
Open up with scent of floral spices and a hint of black fruits lingering in the bowl. On the palate this one has medium body and plenty of sweet tannin and moderate acidity. Feeling of black and red fruits are there too. Quite long finish.
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94/95.Has lifted aromas of iron, leather, earthy cedar, mint, forest fruits +blueberries. A profound well oaked solid juvenile very refeshing wine with excellent length. Superb value at around 60 Euros! Love the 13%. Trade tasting: Improves in the Glass. Can be laid down 20-30 years but drinks so well now!
Tasted this at the International Congress of Chinese Cuisine & Wine, Chateau Leoville Barton, Chateau Langoa Barton & Chateau Mauvesin Barton Masterclass at The Tower Club.
Hot iron on the nose. Good balance between freshness and ripeness. Leathery waxed cured meat with cassis. The nose is more attractive than the palate. Wine moves effortlessly in the mouth.
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Gave it 90 points as I can see there is potential. Second from a box of 6. Like the first from 2 years ago - it's sooo not ready. Curiosity got the better of me again and have to admit I really regret opening this now. Day 1 - classic St Julien nose but the wine is so bitter and high in acid right now. Red fruits mostly. Long but not at all integrated. Day 2 - less bitter, but still difficult to enjoy. Will not be tempted to open any more until at least 2026, maybe even later. Gets good press but most of the experts are pointing to a late 20's start for the drinking window. Will maintain an open mind and fingers crossed for the future.
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Splash decant. Deep dark magenta color. Black cherry, crushed walnut, and cinnamon. Smooth, dry palate. Firm, full tannins on the medium long+ finish.
This was a late pull from the cellar, so it was not given much air. My guests were drinking more wine than I expected. Decent drinker, but probably more of a food wine.
An exploration of Bordeaux - 2016 vintage (Le Pont, Milsons Point): Blackcurrant, plums are joined by a little red currant, cream, vanilla, caramel, a little milk chocolate, cedar, very slight tobacco leaf. Medium plus intensity acidity, juicy, fleshy, lashings of wonderfully grippy drying tannins. Tending to wild blackcurrant freshness. Really lovely tonight. My on again off again affair with Langoa continues - this is very much 'on'
Love this wine. Classical left bank Bordeaux. Full bodied and dense purple / black color. Nose is iron laden with great minerality. Mulled warming spices. Dense and rich. Finish is solid but I expect it will lengthen and improve with 3+ years aging.
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Deep purple colour with a gorgeously appealing nose of crushed berry fruits, light blue flowers, mineral and plum crumble with baking spice and a nutmeg twist. It opens further to tobacco and lightly grilled toast. The mid-palate is rich, seamless and full-bodied with a ripe plum skin texture. The wine has linearity and purpose with a dry powdery super-fine tannin coated in cherry pulp, giving a fabulous balance, all sitting on a train of crisp lemon-edged acidity and a hint of salt. Fresh, cocoa powder, young, and vibrant, this is a wonderfully built and structured wine that captures finesse. Long finish, it closes with dark 85% chocolate - Suave, polished, classy!
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2 hour decant in glass. Deep purple w/ magenta edge in color. Nose of creme de cassis and blackberries. On the palate: blackberries, warm spice, sweet earth and mushroom. Tannins are fine-grained, perceived on cheeks and gums. Long finish of dark berries and wood spice. Wine is exceptionally well balanced and smooth.
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A deep and vibrant purple hue in the glass. Youthful, bright aromas of blackcurrant, spicy oak and toast with a touch of mineral and earth. Full-bodied, wonderful concentration, the wine has grippy yet fine grained tannins, whilst offering a generous and vibrant fruit character. Pushed along by intense and lively acidity, this wine also has a sumptuous feel on the mid-palate. Its firmer texture is coated by juicy blackcurrants, damsons, and plums and complexed with mineral, tobacco and classic cedar wood. Finishes long with the mineral adding a salty tang to avoid sweetness. Very smart and one to keep if desired.
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Triple decanted and then aerated like crazy in the decanter. Great QPR. A bit of musky rose petals on the nose, in the mouth everything is in balance: cherry- dominated fruit, powdery tannins, nice acidity and a long herb-dominated finish. Truly amazing value. Drinking great now (with sufficient decanting), it will surely only improve with age.
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92/93. Trade tasting: Has lifted aromas of leather, iron, minerals, earth, blackberries, plums, mint and cedar hints.This was a lovely a little bit austere and strict nicely oaked freshly fruited juvenile satiny black and blue fruits St-Julien with lovely depth and excellent length with nice grip. 13%. Lay down to 2025-40+. Needs 6-7 hrs aeration. I think this could easily be a 93/94 with more aeration.
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Very youthful even after a 2-hour decant but there's plenty of material here and good balance and precision. I get earthy tobacco and cedar flavors on the palate with a hint of green. The finish shows plenty of grippy tannins with notes of seawater, bitter chocolate and smoky graphite. Well-poised for an excellent evolution but pretty unyielding today. 91+
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Two hour double decant. Very deep dark magenta color. Leather baseball glove, sunflower, blueberry, and date on the nose. Smooth, tongue drying palate. Full tannins on the medium long finish.
Solid wine, just not my style. More earthy/savory than I typically go for.
It’s been 3 years since I last tasted the 2016 Langoa and it’s living up to the promise it showed just after arriving in bottle. A magnificent nose greets you with muscular but not overbearing fruit, fresh blueberry and wild raspberry, potpourri, and a hint of sea breeze, joined on the palate by a cedary character. Cool, deep, and intense, it’s interesting to taste this next to a vintage like 2009 that’s so jolly and gregarious. The two faces of Langoa, in a way.
I was surprised at how accessible this was, although clearly in need of more cellar time to be at its best. Chalky tannins, integrated alcohol and acid, dark fruits. Really nice for a baby wine but will be excited to try when it matures, lots of potential.
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I bought this on a whim. I don’t like it, I love it for an everyday anytime wine. What it lacks in complexity it makes up in smoothness and light tannins. At 13% alcohol you can enjoy the grapes and not have to suffer the taste of alcohol. I will be going back to the store and hope I can get more at $59 or less. It’s coupon week.
Commanderie de Bordeaux - Leoville Barton/Satorious Zoom Tasting: Small pour for a winemaker tasting - PnP but waited about 20 mins for wine to aerate in the glass. Nose was sweeter than the '09 showing dark and red fruit with some purple flower. Palate was fruit forward, showing off a hedonistic side of the wine, but not so much tertiary flavors at this point. I would expect this wine to gain additional complexity with more bottle age. It certainly has the tannins, fruit and acidity to age gracefully for quite some time, and I would expect it to have a nice balance of fruit and tertiary flavors in another 8-10 years. 92 today for its hedonistic pleasure, but a chance to pick a point or two with additional time.
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Black purple color. Blue/black fruits, cedar, earth. Medium + body. Longer finish. Really nice. Was too young on day one. Day two was better. Needs a few years, but drinkable with very long decant.
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Blackberry, blueberry, cigar box, violets; medium bodied, fruitful but closed, fairly long sustained finish After 2.5 Hours: Nose is more integrated with hints of cumin also emerging; on palate it is more open than before, expansive, balanced, substantial, and pleasing, but will of course benefit from a lot more aging, though still enjoyable now with air
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Earthy but clean (no brett or funk) and cool/crisp red fruits. Even opening this at Noon and letting it sit 5 hours in a decanter leaves it a little tight on the mid palate, but the finish is long. My first from this Chateau and I get the sense it should age well. Tasty now with the decant but again, that mid palate isn't as expressive as it likely will be with age.
Trade tasting: Much improved! Has trademark cedary stylish satiny black and blue fruits elegance, a lovely a bit austere nicely oaked taut mid palate and longish freshly fruited finish. 13%. V.Drinkable. Good value at around 60 Euros for a Grand Cru! A wine for drinkers than collectors. Lay down 20-40 years+.
This wine deserves 93-94 rating but is very much closed. Do not drink now. I drank this wine alongside 2015 which is already much more approachable but I think 2016 is going to outshine 2015, hence the 93-94. The 2016 is slight more acidic than the 2015 and ultimately will deliver a wine with way more length. Start drinking 5 years from now but may even take a bit longer. I would definately buy this wine if you like fine Bordeaux.
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Online Langoa Tasting with Lilian and Damien Barton: My favourite young vintage of Langoa-Barton, balances power and finesse without any austerity, concentrated but with elegant freshness and beautiful purity of flavours, energetic tannins, excellent length. Langoa at its finest, has developed well since I last tasted it in 2019.
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91/92. Trade tasting. One glass. Elegant aromas of leather, cedar infused blackcurrants, menthol, graphite, plums, flowers and cassis. Its nicely oaked cedary freshly fruited medium bodied linear yet nicely dense and satiny, crunchy black and blue fruits palate ends longish, tapering, fresh and a bit gripping. 13%. Needs 5-6 hrs aeration. Juvenile! Lay down 10/15 years+. Love the low alcohol here. I am not sure if this is a 60 Euro wine. I think this will improve.
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Mouth: Acai reduction, crushed black currant, bitter black plum, ripple through in layers with authority, pulling in dry notes of woodsy cedar, applewood, and crushed graphite. A hefty spike of acid comes through on the midpalate, along with burly tannins that opaque the finish for now.
Overall: Deep and hugely extracted, this is very dense with packed in flavors. The midpalate is an intense show of woods with huge acidity. Excellent precision is found within the fruits, but this needs a lot of time to unwind. Drink 2026 - 2039
94.
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Langtons Chateaux of Bordeaux (Luna Park, Milsons Point): Earthy, crunchy, blackcurrant, brambles, savoury spice, cedar on the nose. In the mouth it's juicy with crunchy black fruit, talc textured tannins, simple, young. Nice.
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This is brighter than I expected. Nose is red fruited, piquant, lively. On the palate it is fresh. The tannins are ripe, rounded and polished. Cedar, tobacco leaf pair well with the blackberry notes. A medium plus length on the finish wraps this up. Very good bottle. Given the acid, this should age nicely for 20+ years.
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Bærprega duft med en del friske røde bær (bringebær) mer enn klassisk bordeaux solbær. Det gjelder enda mer i munnen. Flott syre, deilig jordpreg, mye merkbare tanniner. Fin ettersmak med litt ripspreg og ok lengde. Deilig vin med godt potensiale, men kanskje ikke noe å lagre kjempelenge.
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Trade tasting: 91/92. Aromas of leather, floorpolish, cassis, plums + cedar. Its silky layered medium bodied crunchy red+blue fruits palate has good freshness and ends longish and a bit drying. 13%. Needs 10 years+.
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Really full of classic fruit aromas with red plums, graphite, leather, licorice and light nuts. Medium-bodied and really fruit-driven wine. Darker concentrated red berries, blueberries, wet ground, Dark toffee and salts. Maybe light rustic as well, but this a very well made St. Julien. Perhaps the best vintage of Langoa-Barton in modern times. 93 points.
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Bordeaux 2016 (Wine Cellar): Unique in Bordeaux as a chateau without a chateau! 18 hectares quite small, 4th growth Aromatic nose of wafer biscuits and spicy new oak is followed by black fruits: black cherry, blackcurrant, then graphite and a hint of cedar. Medium-bodied fairly powerful wine with excellent intensity and depth to the mid-palate and a core of ripe black fruits. It is pretty fleshy with finer, silky almost pliant tannins given its youth which made it very approachable. The spices and oak arrive on the finish and it will need more time to integrate. It was a linear palate shape, but I felt it could have done with more grunt but still very enjoyable.
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Crisp, fresh crunchy, earthy, bright red berries offer a nice pop. The wine is packed with red, zesty, fresh fruits, ripe tannins and a bouquet of forest floor, cedar, tobacco and cassis. Give this a decade and enjoy the classic ride.
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Great Bordeaux 2016 Tasting: Tasted black fruits, forest floor, some wood. Big flavors but rather tight still. Slightly edgy. Hold for at least 3 years.
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Nicely perfumed, with notes of dark fruit, cassis, new leather, some flowers and dark minerality. It's medium-full bodied, clipping slightly on the mid-palate, has medium-high acidity and medium+ tannin that is silky. Good length. A pretty, but rather uncomplicated Lango-Barton that couldn't stand up to the Léoville's.
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Classic, crisp, tannic and concentrated, the wine is packed with dark red, zesty, fresh fruits. The tannins are soft and the forest floor, cedar, and tobacco scents pair perfectly with the juicy cassis.
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Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2016 Vintage Tasting (Las Vegas, NV): The 2016 Langoa Barton is a deep ruby, medium-bodied wine that offers wonderful aromas of wild berries, red currants, baking spices and pencil shavings. Fresh, seamlessly alcoholic and with medium fine-grained tannins, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose and stays solid throughout the middle palate. The medium-to-long back end concludes with good lift and a nice note of tobacco. This should come around with just a few years in the cellar but has the stuffing to be a 20+ year wine. Drink now-2036.
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UGC San Francisco: the 2016 Bordeaux: Gorgeous core of ripe yet red cherry fruit, quite pure in its clean, calm, red-fruited attack. Has good acids, ample depth and excellent balance, really stood out in the crowd without any garish touches. My QPR of the night, and one of my favorites overall.
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This was a powerful Langoa, though a bit lean. Herbaceous, cabernet distinct, with lots of energy and feist. Almost a page out of the book of the 2016 Talbot with more Cabernet dominance. Very, very long! Needs a lot of cellar time but should be brilliant with 10 years on it. HOLD
Had this at the LA UGC Bordeaux Tasting at the Jeremy Hotel. Chatted with the Barton clan who were serving -- seventh and eighth generation no less, which shows how deep the lineage runs. One of the pleasant surprises of the night. It's always been nicely priced and to be fair, the quality never really gets close to its Leoville Barton stable mate. But this year -- oh my, a real jump in quality. Much richer and more complex, pleasant fruit and pretty approachable already but will age nicely over a decade plus or so. If it stays in the $50-60 range, very good value.
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UGC Bordeaux (Drake Hotel - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Bright blackberry and black cherry start with savory spice. Soft start, good textures, firming up sternly on long finish. 89-92 point potential.
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2016 Union Des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (NYC): A total stunner at the 2016 Bordeaux tasting. Red fruited and fennel nose. The palate is incredibly layered well balanced. The finish goes on forever. You can drink this now with a decant, but there's enough structure here that this should age well.
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At a tasting last month where we compared over 40 2016s. Suffered by comparison to Lagrange and its own big brother. A good wine and the touch of bitterness on the finish will fall out over time.
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Full bodied, crisp, bright and crunchy, the tobacco leaf and cassis make a great pairing. The tannins are ripe, firm and constant, letting you know this needs age, and it's going to be worth the wait. The finish delivers lift and energy in its classic profile.
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The Grand Tour - day two (Bordeaux): Cream, vanilla, slightly dusty spice, tobacco leaf, plums and blackcurrant. Juicy acidity, more plummy than blackcurrant, grippy drying tannins and considerable breadth on the mid-palate with lends it a certain freshness somehow. Impetuously young but enjoyable.
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Tasted after 2016 Leoville Poyferre. More approachable in comparison, a little simpler maybe, but very well balanced. Generous fruit, great acidity, ripe tannins. Decent length. 91-92+
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Bursts of tangy little currants, a cedar wood fire sends out smoke plumes of cassis scented tobacco into a damp forest, leading you to a polished, fresh, bright, crisp and crunchy blast of red berries. The finish offers length and lift in a classic style. From a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13% alcohol. The harvest took place from September 20 to October 13.
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4/19/2024 - shagopian87@gmail.com wrote:
Very smooth and well made. Can sit for another 10 years.
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4/13/2024 - trumpet60201 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is a delicious wine that is aging slowly and gracefully. It is still quite dark in color, with a cigar box nose. The cab dominant palate has incredible freshness and delicious flavor with no unpleasant notes. The tannins are plentiful, but fine and don't really dry out the long finish. This is so balanced and elegant and it should have a long life.
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4/12/2024 - jOH4289 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Open up with scent of floral spices and a hint of black fruits lingering in the bowl. On the palate this one has medium body and plenty of sweet tannin and moderate acidity. Feeling of black and red fruits are there too. Quite long finish.
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4/1/2024 - macaujames Likes this wine: 94 Points
13%. 94/95. Almost profound. A lovely wine which was continuously developing after 8 hrs aeration. Good value at 60 pounds.
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12/16/2023 - macaujames Likes this wine: 95 Points
94/95.Has lifted aromas of iron, leather, earthy cedar, mint, forest fruits +blueberries. A profound well oaked solid juvenile very refeshing wine with excellent length. Superb value at around 60 Euros! Love the 13%. Trade tasting: Improves in the Glass. Can be laid down 20-30 years but drinks so well now!
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11/25/2023 - stayhappy21 wrote: 90 Points
Tasted this at the International Congress of Chinese Cuisine & Wine, Chateau Leoville Barton, Chateau Langoa Barton & Chateau Mauvesin Barton Masterclass at The Tower Club.
Hot iron on the nose. Good balance between freshness and ripeness. Leathery waxed cured meat with cassis. The nose is more attractive than the palate. Wine moves effortlessly in the mouth.
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9/23/2023 - Flipp Likes this wine: 92 Points
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9/20/2023 - Dmski wrote: 90 Points
Gave it 90 points as I can see there is potential. Second from a box of 6. Like the first from 2 years ago - it's sooo not ready. Curiosity got the better of me again and have to admit I really regret opening this now. Day 1 - classic St Julien nose but the wine is so bitter and high in acid right now. Red fruits mostly. Long but not at all integrated. Day 2 - less bitter, but still difficult to enjoy. Will not be tempted to open any more until at least 2026, maybe even later. Gets good press but most of the experts are pointing to a late 20's start for the drinking window. Will maintain an open mind and fingers crossed for the future.
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9/1/2023 - AGELVIS wrote: 91 Points
Splash decant. Deep dark magenta color. Black cherry, crushed walnut, and cinnamon. Smooth, dry palate. Firm, full tannins on the medium long+ finish.
This was a late pull from the cellar, so it was not given much air. My guests were drinking more wine than I expected. Decent drinker, but probably more of a food wine.
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8/30/2023 - chatters wrote:
An exploration of Bordeaux - 2016 vintage (Le Pont, Milsons Point): Blackcurrant, plums are joined by a little red currant, cream, vanilla, caramel, a little milk chocolate, cedar, very slight tobacco leaf. Medium plus intensity acidity, juicy, fleshy, lashings of wonderfully grippy drying tannins. Tending to wild blackcurrant freshness. Really lovely tonight. My on again off again affair with Langoa continues - this is very much 'on'
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5/21/2023 - GlenviewGSW Likes this wine: 95 Points
Love this wine. Classical left bank Bordeaux. Full bodied and dense purple / black color. Nose is iron laden with great minerality. Mulled warming spices. Dense and rich. Finish is solid but I expect it will lengthen and improve with 3+ years aging.
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5/6/2023 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep purple colour with a gorgeously appealing nose of crushed berry fruits, light blue flowers, mineral and plum crumble with baking spice and a nutmeg twist. It opens further to tobacco and lightly grilled toast. The mid-palate is rich, seamless and full-bodied with a ripe plum skin texture. The wine has linearity and purpose with a dry powdery super-fine tannin coated in cherry pulp, giving a fabulous balance, all sitting on a train of crisp lemon-edged acidity and a hint of salt. Fresh, cocoa powder, young, and vibrant, this is a wonderfully built and structured wine that captures finesse. Long finish, it closes with dark 85% chocolate - Suave, polished, classy!
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5/4/2023 - caesar77 Likes this wine: 93 Points
2 hour decant in glass. Deep purple w/ magenta edge in color. Nose of creme de cassis and blackberries. On the palate: blackberries, warm spice, sweet earth and mushroom. Tannins are fine-grained, perceived on cheeks and gums. Long finish of dark berries and wood spice. Wine is exceptionally well balanced and smooth.
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3/4/2023 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 94 Points
A deep and vibrant purple hue in the glass. Youthful, bright aromas of blackcurrant, spicy oak and toast with a touch of mineral and earth. Full-bodied, wonderful concentration, the wine has grippy yet fine grained tannins, whilst offering a generous and vibrant fruit character. Pushed along by intense and lively acidity, this wine also has a sumptuous feel on the mid-palate. Its firmer texture is coated by juicy blackcurrants, damsons, and plums and complexed with mineral, tobacco and classic cedar wood. Finishes long with the mineral adding a salty tang to avoid sweetness. Very smart and one to keep if desired.
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11/19/2022 - EricU Likes this wine: 92 Points
6+ hr decant. Made a big difference
Very good wine. Medium body, classic st julien but not overly complex
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5/9/2022 - SpitzNV Likes this wine: 94 Points
Triple decanted and then aerated like crazy in the decanter. Great QPR. A bit of musky rose petals on the nose, in the mouth everything is in balance: cherry- dominated fruit, powdery tannins, nice acidity and a long herb-dominated finish. Truly amazing value. Drinking great now (with sufficient decanting), it will surely only improve with age.
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3/31/2022 - macaujames Likes this wine: 92 Points
92/93. Trade tasting: Has lifted aromas of leather, iron, minerals, earth, blackberries, plums, mint and cedar hints.This was a lovely a little bit austere and strict nicely oaked freshly fruited juvenile satiny black and blue fruits St-Julien with lovely depth and excellent length with nice grip. 13%. Lay down to 2025-40+. Needs 6-7 hrs aeration. I think this could easily be a 93/94 with more aeration.
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3/9/2022 - dream Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very youthful even after a 2-hour decant but there's plenty of material here and good balance and precision. I get earthy tobacco and cedar flavors on the palate with a hint of green. The finish shows plenty of grippy tannins with notes of seawater, bitter chocolate and smoky graphite. Well-poised for an excellent evolution but pretty unyielding today. 91+
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2/14/2022 - AGELVIS wrote: 89 Points
Two hour double decant. Very deep dark magenta color. Leather baseball glove, sunflower, blueberry, and date on the nose. Smooth, tongue drying palate. Full tannins on the medium long finish.
Solid wine, just not my style. More earthy/savory than I typically go for.
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2/3/2022 - englishman's claret wrote:
It’s been 3 years since I last tasted the 2016 Langoa and it’s living up to the promise it showed just after arriving in bottle. A magnificent nose greets you with muscular but not overbearing fruit, fresh blueberry and wild raspberry, potpourri, and a hint of sea breeze, joined on the palate by a cedary character. Cool, deep, and intense, it’s interesting to taste this next to a vintage like 2009 that’s so jolly and gregarious. The two faces of Langoa, in a way.
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11/19/2021 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points
I was surprised at how accessible this was, although clearly in need of more cellar time to be at its best. Chalky tannins, integrated alcohol and acid, dark fruits. Really nice for a baby wine but will be excited to try when it matures, lots of potential.
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11/18/2021 - Gooddummy Likes this wine: 94 Points
I bought this on a whim. I don’t like it, I love it for an everyday anytime wine. What it lacks in complexity it makes up in smoothness and light tannins. At 13% alcohol you can enjoy the grapes and not have to suffer the taste of alcohol. I will be going back to the store and hope I can get more at $59 or less. It’s coupon week.
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11/14/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Commanderie de Bordeaux - Leoville Barton/Satorious Zoom Tasting: Small pour for a winemaker tasting - PnP but waited about 20 mins for wine to aerate in the glass. Nose was sweeter than the '09 showing dark and red fruit with some purple flower. Palate was fruit forward, showing off a hedonistic side of the wine, but not so much tertiary flavors at this point. I would expect this wine to gain additional complexity with more bottle age. It certainly has the tannins, fruit and acidity to age gracefully for quite some time, and I would expect it to have a nice balance of fruit and tertiary flavors in another 8-10 years. 92 today for its hedonistic pleasure, but a chance to pick a point or two with additional time.
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11/13/2021 - curtr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Showing a lot of promise, a bit rough at this stage, I would give it 10 years and drink 2031-38.
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11/1/2021 - JazzManWine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Black purple color. Blue/black fruits, cedar, earth. Medium + body. Longer finish. Really nice. Was too young on day one. Day two was better. Needs a few years, but drinkable with very long decant.
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10/31/2021 - wineappreciation wrote: 92 Points
Blackberry, blueberry, cigar box, violets; medium bodied, fruitful but closed, fairly long sustained finish
After 2.5 Hours: Nose is more integrated with hints of cumin also emerging; on palate it is more open than before, expansive, balanced, substantial, and pleasing, but will of course benefit from a lot more aging, though still enjoyable now with air
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9/10/2021 - spacewrangler wrote: 93 Points
Earthy but clean (no brett or funk) and cool/crisp red fruits. Even opening this at Noon and letting it sit 5 hours in a decanter leaves it a little tight on the mid palate, but the finish is long. My first from this Chateau and I get the sense it should age well. Tasty now with the decant but again, that mid palate isn't as expressive as it likely will be with age.
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4/28/2021 - macaujames Likes this wine: 93 Points
Trade tasting: Much improved! Has trademark cedary stylish satiny black and blue fruits elegance, a lovely a bit austere nicely oaked taut mid palate and longish freshly fruited finish. 13%. V.Drinkable. Good value at around 60 Euros for a Grand Cru! A wine for drinkers than collectors. Lay down 20-40 years+.
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3/30/2021 - mbond4all Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine deserves 93-94 rating but is very much closed. Do not drink now. I drank this wine alongside 2015 which is already much more approachable but I think 2016 is going to outshine 2015, hence the 93-94. The 2016 is slight more acidic than the 2015 and ultimately will deliver a wine with way more length. Start drinking 5 years from now but may even take a bit longer. I would definately buy this wine if you like fine Bordeaux.
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3/26/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Online Langoa Tasting with Lilian and Damien Barton: My favourite young vintage of Langoa-Barton, balances power and finesse without any austerity, concentrated but with elegant freshness and beautiful purity of flavours, energetic tannins, excellent length. Langoa at its finest, has developed well since I last tasted it in 2019.
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11/30/2020 - macaujames Likes this wine: 91 Points
91/92. Trade tasting. One glass. Elegant aromas of leather, cedar infused blackcurrants, menthol, graphite, plums, flowers and cassis. Its nicely oaked cedary freshly fruited medium bodied linear yet nicely dense and satiny, crunchy black and blue fruits palate ends longish, tapering, fresh and a bit gripping. 13%. Needs 5-6 hrs aeration. Juvenile! Lay down 10/15 years+. Love the low alcohol here. I am not sure if this is a 60 Euro wine. I think this will improve.
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5/22/2020 - RoyaltyCoins wrote: 94 Points
Deep ruby, almost inky, neon magenta rim.
Nose: Cassis, blueberry coulis, split cedar, vanilla.
Mouth: Acai reduction, crushed black currant, bitter black plum, ripple through in layers with authority, pulling in dry notes of woodsy cedar, applewood, and crushed graphite. A hefty spike of acid comes through on the midpalate, along with burly tannins that opaque the finish for now.
Overall: Deep and hugely extracted, this is very dense with packed in flavors. The midpalate is an intense show of woods with huge acidity. Excellent precision is found within the fruits, but this needs a lot of time to unwind. Drink 2026 - 2039
94.
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3/10/2020 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 91 Points
(GG Wine Tasting, 1 Glass) - Much lighter the Barton, smooth and chocolate dominate. Offers very good value however.
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3/7/2020 - chatters wrote:
Langtons Chateaux of Bordeaux (Luna Park, Milsons Point): Earthy, crunchy, blackcurrant, brambles, savoury spice, cedar on the nose. In the mouth it's juicy with crunchy black fruit, talc textured tannins, simple, young. Nice.
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2/21/2020 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is brighter than I expected. Nose is red fruited, piquant, lively. On the palate it is fresh. The tannins are ripe, rounded and polished. Cedar, tobacco leaf pair well with the blackberry notes. A medium plus length on the finish wraps this up. Very good bottle. Given the acid, this should age nicely for 20+ years.
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1/26/2020 - daghaug Likes this wine:
Bærprega duft med en del friske røde bær (bringebær) mer enn klassisk bordeaux solbær. Det gjelder enda mer i munnen. Flott syre, deilig jordpreg, mye merkbare tanniner. Fin ettersmak med litt ripspreg og ok lengde. Deilig vin med godt potensiale, men kanskje ikke noe å lagre kjempelenge.
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11/30/2019 - macaujames Likes this wine: 92 Points
Trade tasting: 91/92. Aromas of leather, floorpolish, cassis, plums + cedar. Its silky layered medium bodied crunchy red+blue fruits palate has good freshness and ends longish and a bit drying. 13%. Needs 10 years+.
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11/28/2019 - Andre Brattland wrote: 93 Points
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. 13% alcohol.
Really full of classic fruit aromas with red plums, graphite, leather, licorice and light nuts. Medium-bodied and really fruit-driven wine. Darker concentrated red berries, blueberries, wet ground, Dark toffee and salts. Maybe light rustic as well, but this a very well made St. Julien. Perhaps the best vintage of Langoa-Barton in modern times. 93 points.
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10/23/2019 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bordeaux 2016 (Wine Cellar): Unique in Bordeaux as a chateau without a chateau! 18 hectares quite small, 4th growth
Aromatic nose of wafer biscuits and spicy new oak is followed by black fruits: black cherry, blackcurrant, then graphite and a hint of cedar.
Medium-bodied fairly powerful wine with excellent intensity and depth to the mid-palate and a core of ripe black fruits. It is pretty fleshy with finer, silky almost pliant tannins given its youth which made it very approachable. The spices and oak arrive on the finish and it will need more time to integrate. It was a linear palate shape, but I felt it could have done with more grunt but still very enjoyable.
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9/21/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Crisp, fresh crunchy, earthy, bright red berries offer a nice pop. The wine is packed with red, zesty, fresh fruits, ripe tannins and a bouquet of forest floor, cedar, tobacco and cassis. Give this a decade and enjoy the classic ride.
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8/24/2019 - dnnk88 wrote: 90 Points
Great Bordeaux 2016 Tasting: Tasted black fruits, forest floor, some wood. Big flavors but rather tight still. Slightly edgy. Hold for at least 3 years.
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8/20/2019 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 91 Points
Caros wine tasting (one glass). Nose closed, elegant yet tannic and grippy.
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3/9/2019 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted @ bigger Bordeaux 2016 arrivage tasting.
Nicely perfumed, with notes of dark fruit, cassis, new leather, some flowers and dark minerality. It's medium-full bodied, clipping slightly on the mid-palate, has medium-high acidity and medium+ tannin that is silky. Good length. A pretty, but rather uncomplicated Lango-Barton that couldn't stand up to the Léoville's.
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3/8/2019 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
What a success - raspberry, rose, cedar, leather. Very persistent; full but so elegant. An absolute charmer. 94+
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2/25/2019 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
UCGB tasting Bordeaux 2016 (Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam.): A mouth full of good wine. Firm acidity and oak. Give it time. Around 2030?
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2/25/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Amsterdam UGCB Tasting and Winemakers' Dinner (Beurs van Berlage / Café De Klepel): A bit more stuffing than its stable mate, a bit rounder, a little bit more Merlot perhaps? Quite tannic, the phenols are more noticeable than in the Léoville-Barton, should turn out well but needs time.
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2/25/2019 - FransS wrote: 93 Points
The 2016 vintage UGCB tasting in Amsterdam 2/25/2019; 2/25/2019-2/27/2019 (Amsterdam): Surprisingly spicy bouquet, a whiff of yeast, bit hefty and square, but the power is not an obstruction, no, in fact, it is a juicy and sympathetic wine.
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2/9/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Classic, crisp, tannic and concentrated, the wine is packed with dark red, zesty, fresh fruits. The tannins are soft and the forest floor, cedar, and tobacco scents pair perfectly with the juicy cassis.
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1/26/2019 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 92 Points
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2016 Vintage Tasting (Las Vegas, NV): The 2016 Langoa Barton is a deep ruby, medium-bodied wine that offers wonderful aromas of wild berries, red currants, baking spices and pencil shavings. Fresh, seamlessly alcoholic and with medium fine-grained tannins, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose and stays solid throughout the middle palate. The medium-to-long back end concludes with good lift and a nice note of tobacco. This should come around with just a few years in the cellar but has the stuffing to be a 20+ year wine. Drink now-2036.
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1/25/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 88 Points
UNION DES GRANDS CRUS DE BORDEAUX 2016 VINTAGE SAN FRANCISCO. (Metreon, San Francisco, Ca.): UNION DES GRANDS CRUS DE BORDEAUX 2016 VINTAGE SAN FRANCISCO. Nose of straw, wood, same on the palate, acidity, atypical, on to the next taste.
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1/25/2019 - blanquito wrote:
UGC San Francisco: the 2016 Bordeaux: Gorgeous core of ripe yet red cherry fruit, quite pure in its clean, calm, red-fruited attack. Has good acids, ample depth and excellent balance, really stood out in the crowd without any garish touches. My QPR of the night, and one of my favorites overall.
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1/25/2019 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 91 Points
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux Tasting of the 2016 Vintage (Metreon San Francisco): Restrained and austere at this point, but everything is there in the right places. Very good wine for the future. Definitely better that the Leoville Barton
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1/25/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
Selective Sampling of the UGC Tasting of 2016 Bordeaux (Metreon, San Francisco): Also a bit sweaty like Gruaud Larose. Wonderful volume, ripe blueberry fruit, and layered, tannic finish. Impressive and delicious. I preferred this to the Leoville Barton tonight.
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1/25/2019 - Purple Tooth wrote: 92 Points
This was a powerful Langoa, though a bit lean. Herbaceous, cabernet distinct, with lots of energy and feist. Almost a page out of the book of the 2016 Talbot with more Cabernet dominance. Very, very long! Needs a lot of cellar time but should be brilliant with 10 years on it. HOLD
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1/24/2019 - macmac007 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Had this at the LA UGC Bordeaux Tasting at the Jeremy Hotel. Chatted with the Barton clan who were serving -- seventh and eighth generation no less, which shows how deep the lineage runs. One of the pleasant surprises of the night. It's always been nicely priced and to be fair, the quality never really gets close to its Leoville Barton stable mate. But this year -- oh my, a real jump in quality. Much richer and more complex, pleasant fruit and pretty approachable already but will age nicely over a decade plus or so. If it stays in the $50-60 range, very good value.
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1/23/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote:
UGC Bordeaux (Drake Hotel - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Bright blackberry and black cherry start with savory spice. Soft start, good textures, firming up sternly on long finish. 89-92 point potential.
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1/21/2019 - tomoem wrote: 90 Points
Zachys Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2016 (New York City, NY): An elegant and mid bodied wine. Classic St Julien but not quite the wine I prefer. Frankly a step sister to the wineries main Leoville Barton.
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1/21/2019 - jgreco Likes this wine: 95 Points
2016 Union Des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (NYC): A total stunner at the 2016 Bordeaux tasting. Red fruited and fennel nose. The palate is incredibly layered well balanced. The finish goes on forever. You can drink this now with a decant, but there's enough structure here that this should age well.
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11/18/2018 - wineforth Likes this wine: 90 Points
At a tasting last month where we compared over 40 2016s.
Suffered by comparison to Lagrange and its own big brother. A good wine and the touch of bitterness on the finish will fall out over time.
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5/13/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
Full bodied, crisp, bright and crunchy, the tobacco leaf and cassis make a great pairing. The tannins are ripe, firm and constant, letting you know this needs age, and it's going to be worth the wait. The finish delivers lift and energy in its classic profile.
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10/3/2017 - chatters wrote:
The Grand Tour - day two (Bordeaux): Cream, vanilla, slightly dusty spice, tobacco leaf, plums and blackcurrant. Juicy acidity, more plummy than blackcurrant, grippy drying tannins and considerable breadth on the mid-palate with lends it a certain freshness somehow. Impetuously young but enjoyable.
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7/5/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Tasted after 2016 Leoville Poyferre. More approachable in comparison, a little simpler maybe, but very well balanced. Generous fruit, great acidity, ripe tannins. Decent length. 91-92+
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4/29/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
Bursts of tangy little currants, a cedar wood fire sends out smoke plumes of cassis scented tobacco into a damp forest, leading you to a polished, fresh, bright, crisp and crunchy blast of red berries. The finish offers length and lift in a classic style. From a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13% alcohol. The harvest took place from September 20 to October 13.
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