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Manage Subscriptions2001 Château Léoville Barton
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Community Tasting Notes 427
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Rani Likes this wine: 90 points
April 13, 2024 - Tasted blind next to its 1985 sibling. Clearly younger and more austere, slightly green. Quite classically a Claret, very restrained but paled in comparison to the 1985.
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tomlee wrote: 94 points
April 1, 2024 - Crimson in color. 12.5% ABV. Gorgeous nose of red fruits, cigar box, saddle leather and graphite. Warm, supple and approachable. There is an abundance of rich, lush fruits. Currants, cassis, tobacco leaf and earth on the palate. The finish is long and silky with mostly resolved tannins. A Léoville Barton of elegance and grace. Best over the next 3-5 years.
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grafstrb wrote:
January 1, 2024 - -- decanted immediately before tasting --
-- tasted non-blind over 1.5 hrs. –
NOSE: ripe red fruits; minty; expressive, and starting to present some tertiary character.
BODY: youthful color – violet-garnet with a faint whisper of bricking; color is of medium-deep to deep depth; medium-light to medium bodied.
TASTE: bit watery; some youthful tannin still; medium acidity; light “aged Bdx. funk”; hint of ballpoint pen ink; seems to be in its window right now: Drink Now and over the near term.2 people found this helpful Comment -
George246 Likes this wine: 96 points
December 25, 2023 - Beautiful mature. A star at our Christmas celebration.
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Harley1199 wrote:
December 25, 2023 - 2023 Family Xmas; 12/23/2023-12/25/2023 (Alicante - España): Open four hours before lunch. Surely it would have benefited from an extra time. Surprisingly less ready, more compact and masculine wine than the previous bottle enjoyed eight years ago. Very dark colour with watery brownish edges. On the nose there are strong aromas of black berries, black pepper and, unfortunately, wood after 22 years even. On the palate it is decidedly dry, with an intrusive acidity, a tannic finish and unattractive oaky aftertaste. I expected a lot more. More Pauillac than St. Julien today. Merry Xmas!
Abierto cuatro horas antes del almuerzo. Seguramente se hubiese beneficiado de un tiempo extra. Sorprendentemente un vino menos listo, más compacto y masculino que la botella precedente disfrutada hace ocho años. Color muy oscuro con unos acuosos bordes amarronados. En nariz predominan unos recios aromas a bayas negras, a pimienta negra y desgraciadamente también a madera después de veintidós años. Al paladar es decididamente seco, con una acidez intrusiva, un final tanico y un retrogusto poco atractivo amaderado. Esperaba bastante más. Hoy más Pauillac que St. Julien. ¡Feliz Navidad!3 people found this helpful Comment
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108 (link)(Chateau Leoville Barton Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102 (link)(Chateau Leoville Barton Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
8/18/2007 (link) 91 points(Château Léoville Barton) Very dark red violet color; focused, elegant, cherry, cassis and well integrated oak nose; tight yet on palate, but very good, well structured, cassis palate; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- 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 031259012407, 031259043272, 0400005918421, 055298007507, 087000330955, 3251092601430, 3258691171746, 3277034831857, 3419466169690, 3660327010174, 3660327011515, 400009303131, 649944033349, 802236001215
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 92 (1%)
- In Cellars 5,812 (64%)
- Consumed 3,227 (35%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef, Game, Angus, Angus*, Braised meats, Cheeses (soft & hard), Chicken breast in coconut milk sauce with curry and spices, Dried vegetables, Dry cheeses, DuckWho Likes This Wine
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- CountryFrance
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- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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