2/22/2024 - Vine wrote:

Mellow. Subtle. Brilliant. A nose of sweet honey, with a touch of leather. Fresh and lively. A fabulous wine. Drinking beautifully now.

The 2017’s: We have been through 6 bottles of Gloria; 6 of 12 bottles of Saint Pierre; and now our first bottle of Leoville Barton.

2017 may be very approachable in it’s youth in Saint Julien, but it is not a troubled vintage at all. Enjoy!

8/27/2023 - Vine wrote:

My last bottle alas. Absolutely incredible. With BBQ Flank Steak; hot, fresh bread; green salad. A noble wine to celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary. Very, very special and at its peak. 🍷

10/15/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Firm, fiercely tannic, strict, and young, this bottle remains stubbornly adolescent. Incredibly concentrated, powerful, long and intense, this is a modern-day version of the 1928, which took 50-60 years to come around. Younger consumers with patience should take a good look at this. Provided that youth and patience can get along.

7/19/2020 - Vine Likes this wine:

This is one of five 2005 Bordeaux's I have had from my cellar over the last 10 days. Chevalier, along with Leoville Barton and Pontet Cadet were outstanding - classic Bordeaux that is ready to enjoy.

Leoville Poyferre was very good, but a hot finish kept it from being outstanding.

The final wine Pavie-Macquin was totally undrinkable (I tried two bottles in one night with the same outcome). Stewed, cooked and porty - a fault somewhere at the winery or in transit, but not, I expect from storage at Vintages or my 57 degree cellar as, although I have had corked wines from my cellar, not cooked or stewed wines, which strongly suggests that the storage and handling of wine at Vintages was not the cause.

Previous 2005's tried a while ago were Branaire-Ducru and Malescot St-Exupery which were both excellent. Still have not cracked a bottle of the 2005 Trotanoy and I look forward to that in 4 or 5 years!

A great vintage in Bordeaux.