10/17/2005 - Morten wrote:

Sunday Dinner Oct 2005. Deep youthful colour with practically no fading at rim. Nose and palate thin and acidic at first, but grew over two hours to a rich complex pleasing but still classic and stringent profile. Great bottle.

10/17/2005 - Morten wrote:

With "Vinpanel" as last bottle. Unready but great and rich. deep colour. Fantastic for the vintage

6/10/2005 - Morten wrote:

Having consumed the 1982 Leoville Barton recently, I have to say that as great as the 1982 is, the 2000 will unquestionably be even better. In fact, with its ripe fruit and appealing mouthfeel, the 2000 probably has a lot in common with the 1982 when the latter wine was only 4+ years old. That said, what makes the 2000 Leoville Barton more compelling than any other LB that I have ever tasted is the fact that it is an enormous wine, but still harmonious and balanced. It's fleshier, and deeper than any other wine from this house that I've ever tasted (1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), and it doesn't have the same strong tannin character as some other good vintages (1995 in particular). Its almost more like its neighbor Leoville Las Cases, in terms of sheer size and concentration. Over the course of 3 days, the wine continued to improve. I hope to wait at least until 2010 to try again. (96 points)

J. Dawson III

6/10/2005 - Morten wrote:

2000 Château Léoville Barton - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien (10/25/2003)
After about 2 hours in the decanter, the nose on this wine was very faint. Now after 6 hours it has opened to reveal smoke, super sweet jammy dark fruit, chocolate, and earth. I am sipping this wine incredibly slowly because I am enthralled by the nose. Wow. The wonderful mouthfeel caresses the palate of unbelievably sweet blackberry and dark chocolate. The amazing part of the palate is that I can just sense that there is so much more there; it is just hiding below the surface. Though this wine has strong tannins, they are completely in balance with the rest of the wine. This is the best 2000 I have had. I can only imagine what it will be like in 20 years. Night 2: Nose has evolved to reveal incredibly intense pencil shavings, super sweet blackberry, spice, and chocolate. The smoke I found last night is gone. If anything the palate is bigger than last night. The flavors below the surface have risen to fill out this wine completely. The palate offers more chocolate and blackberry. The tannins are much prominent this night. The wine still possesses an endless finish, but it is now much more chalky. (97 pts.) J. Goldberger

2/10/2005 - Morten wrote:

Biodynamic producer. 13 bottles purchased at property. Extremely strong for a CC @ 7.5 Eur.