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• 87tellub Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 17, 2023 - Decanted it and it sat for a couple hours. Dark ruby color. Nose has graphite, mint and eucalyptis, cocoa powder, slightly funky, mushroom. Lots of restrained power on the palate, silky and no more than medium in body. Finish has loads of black licorice. Structured, but in its window. Did shut down a bit 2-3 hours in.
  
  On N2 the nose is showing really nice layers of complexity.
  
  On N4 had about 1/4 a glass left. Best showing. Very resolved, some violet, lavender, purple fruits and coffee notes.
  
  I'd say still give it more time or a real long decant.

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• Tsliwinski wrote: 96 points

  November 1, 2023 - Oh La La. This is in rare form. Full throttled fruit with nuanced game and forest floor. Long, lingering lush finish. Superior!

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• TXRDW wrote: 94 points

  November 1, 2023 - As I transition from big, bold Napa cabs to old world Bordeaux I struggle to come up with the right notes and descriptions of what I’m tasting. But what a transition it is! This Leoville Barton by Napa standards is quite old, but as I taste the wine it comes across as not quite ready, not even close to its prime. In fact, had I not saved quite a bit of the bottle for the next evening I don’t think I would have had even a sense of its potential. What a great wine it should be, as the next day I picked up notes of dark fruit and cassis, a pleasant finish and a completely different sense than I do with the more fruity and in your face Napa wines. My takeaway is that there is a premium for nuance and subtlety in these older Bordeaux wines that I am certainly learning to appreciate.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 95 points

  October 5, 2023 - Crisp, crunchy, vibrantly styled, classic Bordeaux that is concentrated, full-bodied, bright, and lifted, with a core of sweet red fruits, spice, and cigar box aromatics. Still youthful, if you prefer more fruit with crunch, you can enjoy this now. Otherwise, give it a few more years as this is a candidate for long-term aging. Drink from 2023-2060.

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• bugdoced Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 11, 2023 - delicious old world classic bordeaux and outshined the 2009 sitting right next to it
  perhaps bottle variation

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Château Léoville Barton
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Julien
• UPC Codes 015643259227, 031259027562, 031259043272, 2448874002597, 3277034831857, 3453521252545, 3550871203491, 3660327010419, 3660327010815, 3660327011010, 3660327011515, 400002600428, 4000139370209, 4000147190325, 639737585568, 649944125341, 714153178928, 8285327011010, 990302477850

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• Pending Delivery 927 (6%)
• In Cellars 11,979 (80%)
• Consumed 2,019 (14%)

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