3/19/2021 - Vanja1 wrote:

Smakt blindt. PnP. Røde bær, lett skog og treverk på duft, lovende. I munnen finner vi mye syre og ganske bra med tannin. Ikke helt i balanse?

5/27/2020 - vinkeger wrote:

Nesen domineres av fat. Du finner kanskje et snev av frukt hvis du leter. Pluss for balanse mellom sødmefull gul frukt og friskhet i munn. Men fatet dominerer også her. Ganske svak kons og lengde. Skuffende, selv for en Macon.

11/16/2019 - B Paul wrote:

Very pretty nose. Drinking very well already. Should benefit from a little age but will not needs tons of cellar time to enjoy.

11/2/2019 - Wine Fool Likes this wine:

The sweet yet formidable tannins are certainly in ascendancy because the wine took several hours to open. Though it is even harder than I remember, its impressive hallmarks remain—purple-tinged color, classic rich nose and deep, layered and powerful flavors. This is not your typical “Burgundian” Clos des Papes. Think instead of the 2010 vintage on steroids! Again this will need a decade of rest before the monumental wine emerges. 99+ points.

10/16/2019 - falc wrote:

Duro, necesita guarda. Receta burdeaux

10/14/2019 - Motz wrote:

Found this bottle in Montlouis-sur-Loire and enjoyed it with great friends over a meal of lamb and vegetables near Avignon.

Not as tight as the first bottle tasted in January this year, but it still ranks among the most reticent 2015 Bordeaux that I have crossed paths with. It is also among the most oaky, which lends it a certain New World character. (In my experience, LB does not adapt its oak regimen from vintage to vintage. Indeed, per the producer's website, it appears that 60 percent new oak treatment is standard.) This noted, the wine packs the substance to age for 15 to 20 years+ from today, which should allow the oak to integrate. Also noteworthy, per the producer's website, the assemblage is a 86-14 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot, a high percentage of the former variety by Left Bank Classed Growth standards overall, and especially by vintage standards.

Dark in the glass, and aside from the (to my mind) excessive oak treatment, quite brooding. The exceptional fruit quality is evident from the outset. Along with traditional markers, blackcurrant, pepper garden, and graphite, the wine features a dry blueberry element and menthol (wintergreen). Undeniable, and I might add, highly appealing suavity and balance, accentuated by medium plus to high acid, and deceptively light (for the present) tannins. (I would not be surprised if the tannins come forward in a big way after three to five years.) Medium plus finish, if somewhat muddled by oak. It paired splendidly with the roasted lamb and vegetable medley. Léoville Barton terroir captivates!

The delimma: The wine, as noted, will likely age for 20 years, most of which will be needed for the oak to integrate. If it continues evolving beyond 20 years, greatness awaits. (Less is more!) In sum, this vintage called for no more than 40 percent new oak. I find the practice of masking high-quality terroir with oak bewildering...and, no...I do not accept the argument that oak is part and parcel of terroir. 94-95...96?

P.S. A plea. Dear Léoville Barton. Your estate offers some of the finest terroir known to humankind. Please showcase it, not oak.

10/9/2019 - jviz Likes this wine:

Saline and olive with bright red fruit and juicy acidity, nicely framed structure without being overly tight. Showing the character of 2016 but more red fruit profile with nice depth. I think this will be even more delightful in 5-7 but does not need 15 years to be enjoyed.

More open than a 14 Jamet CR at the moment

10/10/2019 - WineGuyDelMar Likes this wine:

Just tried this last week while we were in Vosne Romanee. The earth, spice, dirt, fruit just meld together. Lots of layers of flavors. This is an excellent wine and a steal for 68 euros at the tasting room. We tasted this next to a 2017 Vosne Romanee Les Reas which was also good but the 1er Cru Les Petits Monts really was more structured and concentrated flavors. Excellent terrior.

8/22/2017 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine:

An interesting wine. My wife did not particularly like it - found it bitter in the end, and not in a pleasant way. However, I liked it quite a bit, so it shows how two different people can experience a wine differently. It has some tart apple that has, perhaps with a little aging, turned into a slight Calvados kind of flavor. It has a bracing salinity that makes it dry fast in your mouth. It does open up over time to offer more depth. All in all, it's a nice wine and good with food, including in my case cheese and cauliflower ravioli.

7/1/2017 - Grochol Likes this wine:

Nose: dried red fruits, cherry, cooked strawberries, dried roses, mushrooms, clove, balsamic
Taste: medium bodied, medium- tannins, medium+ acidity, cherry, dried cranberry, balsamic, dried roses, earthy, clove, balsamic, mature, great structure, balanced, very lively as for 30 years old wine