Tawny rim. Looking old. Baked plum fruit aromas. Some pencil shavings. Savoury. Smooth palate, still possesses sufficient depth of fruit and a reasonable length to make this rather enjoyable. Could quite happily drink this on its own.
Mahogany/tawny rim, relatively deep core still. Rather marked earthy, vegetal, perhaps leafy nose. Distincitive rhubarb aroma. Some tobacco. Very soft initially, with some nice savoury fruit and a little grip. Very drinkable but seems to have lost most of its palate complexity.
Cassis aromas, though felt fairly restrained. Some hint of oak. Palate more appealing on first taste. Soft up front, good acidity, plummy fruit. Still quite tannic. But fruit drops away quite quickly, leaving it slightly out of focus. Drinking now. Doesn't wow me though. Poorest of the vertical.
Dark, little sign of age. Fairly typical Bordeaux nose: sweet creamy vanilla, black fruits, cassis and tobacco. Palate has quite a grip to it. Blackcurrant fruit with a warm finish and nice length. Still seems to be developing. Perhaps 2-5 years ahead of it.
Stewed sweet brambley plum fruit aromas. Lead shaving and Chinese 5 spice. Still bit of a tannic monster, needs time. The front palate is quite soft but those tannins are too aggressive right now. Pretty sure it has the components to improve.
This gets my vote for a good value Langoa Barton vintage which is drinking well now, but could be laid down for a few more years yet too. Nicely aromatic nose, cassis and plum fruit, baked, smoky with some mixed spice. Palate has a lovely juicy velvet feel. Just slips down effortlessly. Long, layered and interesting.
Another classic Bordeaux nose. Why do I keep expecting something else?! Ripe fruit. Cassis. Tobacco. Cloves. Juicy fruit palate, lovely depth. Smooth until those tannins begin to bite, chew and pucker. Drinking this one too young. Give it 2-3 years then have another go.
Easily the wine of the night in the LB vertical. Lives up to the vintage hype. This wine is a supernatural thriller. Dark, brooding, intense and forbidding colour. Initially quite restrained on the nose. Early aromas are those of stones and minerals; chilling, almost sinister. Then comes the temptation. With time the sour cherries, plums and cassis notes begin to rise from the inky black depths of the tasting glass; all the earlier warning signs are forgotten and you just have to take a sip. First comes the wonderful pleasure of the intense ripe blackcurrant fruit. Then the palate comes alive with the fresh acidity. But it's too late, you're now in the wine's clutches, any attempt at escape is futile. The tannin bites. Your mouth dries and puckers. You've committed infanticide. But you know you can't wait to come back for more. A great wine.
1993 Château Langoa Barton 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Tawny rim. Looking old. Baked plum fruit aromas. Some pencil shavings. Savoury. Smooth palate, still possesses sufficient depth of fruit and a reasonable length to make this rather enjoyable. Could quite happily drink this on its own.
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1997 Château Langoa Barton 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Mahogany/tawny rim, relatively deep core still. Rather marked earthy, vegetal, perhaps leafy nose. Distincitive rhubarb aroma. Some tobacco. Very soft initially, with some nice savoury fruit and a little grip. Very drinkable but seems to have lost most of its palate complexity.
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1998 Château Langoa Barton 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Cassis aromas, though felt fairly restrained. Some hint of oak. Palate more appealing on first taste. Soft up front, good acidity, plummy fruit. Still quite tannic. But fruit drops away quite quickly, leaving it slightly out of focus. Drinking now. Doesn't wow me though. Poorest of the vertical.
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1999 Château Langoa Barton 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Dark, little sign of age. Fairly typical Bordeaux nose: sweet creamy vanilla, black fruits, cassis and tobacco. Palate has quite a grip to it. Blackcurrant fruit with a warm finish and nice length. Still seems to be developing. Perhaps 2-5 years ahead of it.
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2001 Château Langoa Barton 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Stewed sweet brambley plum fruit aromas. Lead shaving and Chinese 5 spice. Still bit of a tannic monster, needs time. The front palate is quite soft but those tannins are too aggressive right now. Pretty sure it has the components to improve.
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2002 Château Langoa Barton 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
This gets my vote for a good value Langoa Barton vintage which is drinking well now, but could be laid down for a few more years yet too. Nicely aromatic nose, cassis and plum fruit, baked, smoky with some mixed spice. Palate has a lovely juicy velvet feel. Just slips down effortlessly. Long, layered and interesting.
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2004 Château Langoa Barton 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Another classic Bordeaux nose. Why do I keep expecting something else?! Ripe fruit. Cassis. Tobacco. Cloves. Juicy fruit palate, lovely depth. Smooth until those tannins begin to bite, chew and pucker. Drinking this one too young. Give it 2-3 years then have another go.
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2005 Château Langoa Barton 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Easily the wine of the night in the LB vertical. Lives up to the vintage hype. This wine is a supernatural thriller. Dark, brooding, intense and forbidding colour. Initially quite restrained on the nose. Early aromas are those of stones and minerals; chilling, almost sinister. Then comes the temptation. With time the sour cherries, plums and cassis notes begin to rise from the inky black depths of the tasting glass; all the earlier warning signs are forgotten and you just have to take a sip. First comes the wonderful pleasure of the intense ripe blackcurrant fruit. Then the palate comes alive with the fresh acidity. But it's too late, you're now in the wine's clutches, any attempt at escape is futile. The tannin bites. Your mouth dries and puckers. You've committed infanticide. But you know you can't wait to come back for more. A great wine.
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