2020 Château Langoa Barton

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  5/14/2024 - thejamer wrote: 93 Points

  Wonderful wine. Deep dark fruits but not overpowering, cassis, good tannins. A bit chewy. Plenty of complexity to unlock in the future. Paired wonderfully with some goat cheese and steaks for dinner.

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  5/12/2024 - cliffordang Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I forgot that I used a Coravin on this bottle probably several months ago. I then saw the bottle and decided to open it. The good news is that the tannins were much softer even without airing it out. I wonder if that was due to the Coravin, as I would have expected the tannins on such a young wine to be much harsher. In any case, the wine was still pretty good. You get tastes of black fruits and tobacco. This wine has the characteristics that will just get better with age.

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  4/9/2024 - wineotim wrote: 91 Points

  Had this bottle in succession with the same vintage of Leoville Barton. I liked the '19 vintage of Langoa better that the '20 Langoa. This was initially a bit dilute and needed a lot of time for the fruit to emerge. Not as concentrated as the '19. Very primary though in an elegant way. Three days to finish.

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  2/15/2024 - JimHow Likes this wine: 92 Points

  2019 Langoa seems significantly a step above the 2020 Langoa. Not that 2020 Langoa sucks. I rate it a solid 92 points. It is richly inviting St. Julien purple, it just seems a little out of balance compared to the 2019. Maybe it’s just that I tried the two year-apart vintages in the same week and they’re in a slightly different place. To me, the 2019 Langoa epitomizes the flair and personality of that 2019 vintage and that has some of us, myself included, wondering whether it surpasses even the epic 2016 vintage. This 2020 is rich and savory, I thought there was almost a burnt quality to it, I just think it lacked some of the pop and sassiness of the 2019. Who knows. I’ll rate this a solid 92 points, not sure I’ll buy more, I may buy even more of the 2019 if the price is right. Rating: 92 points.
  
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  11/18/2023 - nwebstar Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Langtons Bordeaux 2020 Arrival Tasting (Sydney, Australia): Pleasant but a little empty and dry.

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