2000 Château Léoville Barton

Community Tasting Notes (487) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  5/13/2024 - rossi.wine wrote: 95 Points

  Tasted next to 2001 Leoville Las Cases. Spices on the nose, dark fruit, cigar box and again graphite. Great balance, quite bright despite the ripe, generous fruit, well integrated tannins. Not quite as majestic as the LLC, but really excellent. Very persistent and vibrant finish. Drink or keep. 94-96

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  5/7/2024 - PSPatrick wrote: 94 Points

  A blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. 12.5% ABV. Bottle and cork in pristine condition. The wine was very tight upon opening, so I chose to decant for three hours in the morning, and poured the wine over dinner. Dark garnet colour. Red and dark fruit, red cherry, blackberry, black currant, tobacco, some chocolate, some coffee, graphite, spices, light smoke, and pebbly minerality, with good, fresh acidity, mostly resolved tannin, and superb length. Medium-bodied, with a smooth, creamy texture. Well balanced and very harmonious. A great Bordeaux! Drink now with extended aeration and enjoy, or hold for ten years.

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  4/25/2024 - gew71walsh wrote: 95 Points

  Bottle 8 years ago disappointing, after bottle nine years ago was great. I needed to wait. This is beautiful-fruit (black cherries and other dark fruits are still there), but it remains an elegant wine, with integrated tannins. So smooth in the mid palate, and lingers at the end. I am sold on well made 20+ year old Bordeaux. Had with burgers, albeit Wagyu beef burgers.

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  4/19/2024 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  tons to love here. pretty nose - brighter red fruits, tobacco leaf, really good acidity; super smooth and elegant. an excellent claret

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  4/19/2024 - Renatod wrote: 92 Points

  Too young

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