Langoa v Leoville

Les Deux Salons, London
Tasted Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Rupert with 834 views

Introduction

An interesting opportunity to compare the two Barton St Juliens. This confirmed what I took away from Linden's two verticals a couple of years ago - there is very little difference in absolute quality - the Langoa is a bit sweeter, softer, more obviously fruity, the Leoville more structured, more cedary. The young wines showed relatively better this evening, showing a freshness and bite that the older wines lacked.

Flight 1 - with Warm poached egg and salad of lentils (3 Notes)

  • 1999 Château Langoa Barton 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Ripe, spicy, some graphite, very lively, buffered tannins , very attractive, though seemed tighter when I returned to it

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  • 1994 Château Langoa Barton Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Stripped nose - nah, it's corked

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  • 1994 Château Léoville Barton 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Dumb nose, more giving on the palate, fine and leafy, it hints at so much but ends up giving little - I think this may be the first 94 claret I've had

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Flight 2 - with Rabbit terrine (2 Notes)

Flight 3 - with Slow-cooked shoulder of lamb (4 Notes)

Flight 4 - with Cheese (3 Notes)

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