PNP in a hotel room. Very bright opening notes of cassis, blackberry, black cherry, then stone, cedar, graphite, and tobacco. Tannins are still running the show (but not like a 6yr old 2005!). 2025-2038.
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Nose shows brumble but it’s subdues. Medium acidity and tannins, this showed much better on day 2, with forest floor, coffee beans, blackberries, belle papers; ending was pretty long with some oak. Still young, it needed a lot of air to open up, but then it was showing very nicely. I would wait 4-5 years honestly, but even with that this is delicious already - just give it a lot of air.
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Quick take from night two which means 24 hours of aeration -
Complex nose of rich plum, cherry, rose pedal, sweet herbs, iodine. Taste focuses on the dark-fruit spectrum, with blackcurrant, blackcherry, and anise; a pronounced minerality comes in midpalate, with a combination of herbs and what tastes like medium-toast oak on the finish. Regardless, all of it requires pushing through the veil of tannins which is present throughout. Time is needed here.
Terrific stuff, but it needs a long haul. I'd put it on a 10-year sit, and from there decide to open another 5 years later or likely wait for the full 20. This wine should age gracefully for 30+ years with proper storage. I'm gonna buy a couple more, bury them in the cellar, and open in 2034 and 2044.
RSL BS Rating: 93+ points
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The color is deep purple. On the nose there are pronounced aromas of blackberries, sour cherries, cassis, vanilla, pencil shavings, coffee. The acidity is high. The tannins and the body are medium(+). On the palate the flavors are also pronounced and similar to the nose with a long finish. This wine can be drunk now but has a huge potential for aging. The secondary aromas aren't yet integrated, but this will come with time. I would open another bottle in 2 years at the earliest. Glass I used: Zalto Bordeaux
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Huge fan of Leoville Barton and everything they touch is seemingly liquid gold. The 2018 Langoa is no exception. 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc - long legs, dark purple, cherry chocolate and potpourri nose - let this breath for about 3 hours if drinking now. Should be golden starting 2027.
Notes of blackberry, dried rose petals, clove, herbs, graphite, grippy tannins and tons of texture. Dry, mineral profile and still on the heavier side. Paired with pickled red onion, sharp white cheddar, horseradish, and short rib sandwiches w/bone marrow au jus dip.
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Decanted 2-3 hours. Dark ruby, slow long legs, on 👃 mostly red fruit with ripe raspberries but also flint, graphite, cashews. Dry, medium body, smooth but strong tannins, raspberries & mint, medium acidity. This should improve with more aging. It’s a bit young today.
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Aroma is very fresh, minty, has a hint of pencil shaving, something smoky, earthy, sweet note. On the palate, balance, tannin is so fine, acidity medium plus. Medium plus finish. Well made wine. Alc at 13.5%, and masked well.
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The nose on the ‘18 Langoa Barton is understandably coquettish at the moment but offers glimpses of ripe raspberry, rhubarb, leather, and unsmoked cigar with pencil shavings on the palate. This exudes classic St. Julien character and captures the lushness of the vintage without succumbing to high alcohol (13.5%). I should imagine this will drink well starting at 8-10 years of age. 91-92
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Creamy chocolate, sweet oak, earth, espresso, leathery and some dried flowers. Quite open for business. Medium body, refreshing. A bit lean given the vintage. Will be delicious in mid term once the tannin resolved.
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Tasted twice, over several days. As per my go-to routine for sampling such young BDX, ~1/2 bottle was Coravin-decanted into a 16oz amber bottle ~4h before sampling on day 1. I followed up on it again ~24h later. Tasted alongside Gruaud Larose, Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Malescot St Exupery, this was my least favorite, and showed the most overt oak on the nose. Some of the oakiness subsided by day 2, revealing pretty floral aromas of violets and vanilla spice--which can also be a signature of too much new oak--as well as a bit of wet stone and cigar leaf. Red berry flavors dominate on the palate, with red currant, tart raspberry and sour cherry flavors. This may develop nicely, but the oak seems out of balance now, so judgment reserved. Of the two dozen or so '18 BDX I've tried, this had the lowest alcohol (13.5%), but also most unbalanced oak treatment.
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Blackberry, cassis, strawberry, violets; precise, poised, gradual, enticing, moderately long finish with notes of nutmeg, cinnamon and gravel on the close; quite lovely and will develop well
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Amsterdam UGCB Tasting (Amstel Boathouse, Amsterdam, NL): The nose has an unexpected leafy aroma, and in spite of a good charge of ripe fruit, it does not come close to the authority displayed by its elder brother in this vintage. The finish seems a bit muddled. Retaste. Not rated.
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Cassis, chocolate mint, flowers and tobacco leaf aromas is where the wine starts. But it is on the full-bodied palate with all of its chewy, crisp, fresh, vibrant layers of bright, spicy currants that you get the full character here. Youthful and tannic as expected, allow this at least a decade of aging before pulling a cork. The wine blends 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc.
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Deep in color, the wine shows of its tobacco leaf, smoke, black currant and blackberry character with little effort. Full-bodied, tannic and showy for this normally reticent wine, this is going to demand at least a decade of aging, but as this is the finest example of Langoa Barton I recall tasting, it will be well-worth the wait. 93-95-Pts
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Tasted after 2018 Mauvesin Barton and next to 2009 Langoa Barton. Darker in terms of fruit profile than the former, more depth, brooding with fairly powerful tannins. Great acidity, generous cherry fruit. Great balance and fine length. 92-93+
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Barrel sample at Lords en primeur tasting last month. A very good Langoa and this and the 2015 shown alongside are the two best I've ever tried. 13.8% alcohol will in time prove to have avoided the over alcoholic pitfall of this vintage. Very long finish. A little pricey at £436 when the equally good 2015 is £390.
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Crème de cassis, tobacco leaf, cedar wood and spice notes on the nose and a full-bodied, ripe, firm, fresh blast of zesty, crunchy, red fruits with a whiff of cocoa on the palate. This is very classic in nature with a strict side so you'll need to age this for at least a decade. The blend consists of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, reaching 13.85% alcohol. 92-94 Pts
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5/12/2024 - Grinner wrote: 93 Points
PNP in a hotel room. Very bright opening notes of cassis, blackberry, black cherry, then stone, cedar, graphite, and tobacco. Tannins are still running the show (but not like a 6yr old 2005!). 2025-2038.
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3/31/2024 - ThijsPiet Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened up lovely. Very powerful wine. Love the length of it.
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3/28/2024 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose shows brumble but it’s subdues. Medium acidity and tannins, this showed much better on day 2, with forest floor, coffee beans, blackberries, belle papers; ending was pretty long with some oak. Still young, it needed a lot of air to open up, but then it was showing very nicely. I would wait 4-5 years honestly, but even with that this is delicious already - just give it a lot of air.
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1/13/2024 - RSLyss Likes this wine: 93 Points
Quick take from night two which means 24 hours of aeration -
Complex nose of rich plum, cherry, rose pedal, sweet herbs, iodine. Taste focuses on the dark-fruit spectrum, with blackcurrant, blackcherry, and anise; a pronounced minerality comes in midpalate, with a combination of herbs and what tastes like medium-toast oak on the finish. Regardless, all of it requires pushing through the veil of tannins which is present throughout. Time is needed here.
Terrific stuff, but it needs a long haul. I'd put it on a 10-year sit, and from there decide to open another 5 years later or likely wait for the full 20. This wine should age gracefully for 30+ years with proper storage. I'm gonna buy a couple more, bury them in the cellar, and open in 2034 and 2044.
RSL BS Rating: 93+ points
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6/22/2023 - Lanzelot Likes this wine: 92 Points
The color is deep purple. On the nose there are pronounced aromas of blackberries, sour cherries, cassis, vanilla, pencil shavings, coffee. The acidity is high. The tannins and the body are medium(+). On the palate the flavors are also pronounced and similar to the nose with a long finish. This wine can be drunk now but has a huge potential for aging. The secondary aromas aren't yet integrated, but this will come with time. I would open another bottle in 2 years at the earliest. Glass I used: Zalto Bordeaux
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6/5/2023 - 40ozProphet Likes this wine: 92 Points
Huge fan of Leoville Barton and everything they touch is seemingly liquid gold. The 2018 Langoa is no exception. 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc - long legs, dark purple, cherry chocolate and potpourri nose - let this breath for about 3 hours if drinking now. Should be golden starting 2027.
Notes of blackberry, dried rose petals, clove, herbs, graphite, grippy tannins and tons of texture. Dry, mineral profile and still on the heavier side. Paired with pickled red onion, sharp white cheddar, horseradish, and short rib sandwiches w/bone marrow au jus dip.
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5/3/2023 - mathwonk wrote:
just delicious. the clear favorite over the similarly priced altesino brunello. much more depth and richness. a good buy at $68....
well, tonight 6 months later, we preferred an $18 meleto Borgaio riserva chianti over this $70 wine.
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3/22/2023 - bucktooth22 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted 2-3 hours. Dark ruby, slow long legs, on 👃 mostly red fruit with ripe raspberries but also flint, graphite, cashews. Dry, medium body, smooth but strong tannins, raspberries & mint, medium acidity. This should improve with more aging. It’s a bit young today.
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11/6/2022 - KAT9 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Aroma is very fresh, minty, has a hint of pencil shaving, something smoky, earthy, sweet note. On the palate, balance, tannin is so fine, acidity medium plus. Medium plus finish. Well made wine. Alc at 13.5%, and masked well.
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11/1/2022 - Irish_Wine wrote: 92 Points
Deep ruby.
Deep and concentrated nose with blackcurrant, black plum, cedar, graphite, mint.
Rich and concentrated on the palate. High tannins. Needs time unsurprisingly.
*** Tasted as part of a walkaround 2018 Bordeaux tasting. Not full notes ***
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1/8/2022 - englishman's claret wrote: 92 Points
The nose on the ‘18 Langoa Barton is understandably coquettish at the moment but offers glimpses of ripe raspberry, rhubarb, leather, and unsmoked cigar with pencil shavings on the palate. This exudes classic St. Julien character and captures the lushness of the vintage without succumbing to high alcohol (13.5%). I should imagine this will drink well starting at 8-10 years of age. 91-92
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11/25/2021 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 91 Points
Creamy chocolate, sweet oak, earth, espresso, leathery and some dried flowers. Quite open for business. Medium body, refreshing. A bit lean given the vintage. Will be delicious in mid term once the tannin resolved.
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11/23/2021 - Meltontc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice but super young. Tannic. Blackberry, cigar, smoke. Tested for bordeaux futures potential
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9/26/2021 - GrapeScott wrote: 91 Points
Tasted twice, over several days. As per my go-to routine for sampling such young BDX, ~1/2 bottle was Coravin-decanted into a 16oz amber bottle ~4h before sampling on day 1. I followed up on it again ~24h later. Tasted alongside Gruaud Larose, Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Malescot St Exupery, this was my least favorite, and showed the most overt oak on the nose. Some of the oakiness subsided by day 2, revealing pretty floral aromas of violets and vanilla spice--which can also be a signature of too much new oak--as well as a bit of wet stone and cigar leaf. Red berry flavors dominate on the palate, with red currant, tart raspberry and sour cherry flavors. This may develop nicely, but the oak seems out of balance now, so judgment reserved. Of the two dozen or so '18 BDX I've tried, this had the lowest alcohol (13.5%), but also most unbalanced oak treatment.
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9/24/2021 - wineappreciation wrote: 92 Points
Blackberry, cassis, strawberry, violets; precise, poised, gradual, enticing, moderately long finish with notes of nutmeg, cinnamon and gravel on the close; quite lovely and will develop well
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6/21/2021 - FransS wrote: 94 Points
The 2018 UGCB tasting Amsterdam 6/21/2021 (Amsterdam, Amstel Boathouse): Cigars, cedar, really Pauillac, class, not super concentrated, but showing grandeur.
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6/21/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote:
Amsterdam UGCB Tasting (Amstel Boathouse, Amsterdam, NL): The nose has an unexpected leafy aroma, and in spite of a good charge of ripe fruit, it does not come close to the authority displayed by its elder brother in this vintage. The finish seems a bit muddled. Retaste. Not rated.
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3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Cassis, chocolate mint, flowers and tobacco leaf aromas is where the wine starts. But it is on the full-bodied palate with all of its chewy, crisp, fresh, vibrant layers of bright, spicy currants that you get the full character here. Youthful and tannic as expected, allow this at least a decade of aging before pulling a cork. The wine blends 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc.
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3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
Deep in color, the wine shows of its tobacco leaf, smoke, black currant and blackberry character with little effort. Full-bodied, tannic and showy for this normally reticent wine, this is going to demand at least a decade of aging, but as this is the finest example of Langoa Barton I recall tasting, it will be well-worth the wait. 93-95-Pts
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7/3/2019 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Tasted after 2018 Mauvesin Barton and next to 2009 Langoa Barton. Darker in terms of fruit profile than the former, more depth, brooding with fairly powerful tannins. Great acidity, generous cherry fruit. Great balance and fine length. 92-93+
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6/10/2019 - wineforth Likes this wine: 90 Points
Barrel sample at Lords en primeur tasting last month. A very good Langoa and this and the 2015 shown alongside are the two best I've ever tried. 13.8% alcohol will in time prove to have avoided the over alcoholic pitfall of this vintage. Very long finish. A little pricey at £436 when the equally good 2015 is £390.
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4/19/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Crème de cassis, tobacco leaf, cedar wood and spice notes on the nose and a full-bodied, ripe, firm, fresh blast of zesty, crunchy, red fruits with a whiff of cocoa on the palate. This is very classic in nature with a strict side so you'll need to age this for at least a decade. The blend consists of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, reaching 13.85% alcohol. 92-94 Pts
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