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2006 Château Léoville Barton

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • St. Julien
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Community Tasting Notes 238

  • WILDFANG Likes this wine: 92 points

    November 26, 2023 - Double-decanted the night before for an event where it was not consumed. Classic Bordeaux nose, with cedar and some tarry notes in the background. Made in a vin de garde style, this is still quite forceful, but the ample tannins are well balanced by bright acidity and silky, plummy fruit. Not the most subtle wine, but this bottle was drinking quite well with its unintended long decant.

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • La Grappe wrote: 90 points

    November 18, 2023 - This was decanted for 3 hours. More would have helped. The wine is still quite young, and not fully developed, but it has attractive blackcurrant fruit, some savouriness, plus some unresolved tannin making it somewhat subdued. Needs a few more years to be at its best, but is nevertheless good now.

  • stamperb Likes this wine: 94 points

    November 15, 2023 - Nose: Dark cassis and sweet figs, floral honey, crisp autumn leaves, wet soil, really incredible. Palate: Barely ripe blackberries, beautiful fruit with no trace of oxidation; fine grained tannins.

    2 people found this helpful Comment
  • Renevin Likes this wine: 94 points

    November 4, 2023 - Nez fermé au départ, puis s ouvre sur un beau fruit noir, un peu floral. En bouche, beaucoup d ampleur, beaux tanins. Le tout est bien balancé et se termine par une longue finale sur des notes de cuir. Encore plusieurs années devant lui. Très bon

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • d'Artagnan wrote: 87 points

    November 1, 2023 - L’austérité tranquille et assumée d’un bordeaux classique, j’aime en général. Pas faits pour l’apéro, ces vins prennent tout leur sens à table. Barton n’est jamais très flamboyant, mais celle-ci est terne, ça manque de fruit. Les tanins sont fondus, il entame son plateau et s’y maintiendra longtemps. Bien équilibré mais trop sérieux pour moi. 87 pts

    1 person found this helpful Comment
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  • By Jeb Dunnuck
    Up From The Cellar No. 21 & Misc. New Releases, 5/22/2023 (link)

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  • By Jane Anson
    The three Léovilles: Jane Anson’s pick of the vintages, 9/30/2017 (link)

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  • By Jane Anson
    2006: Ten Years On, 6/12/2016 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    4/22/2016 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
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  • By Chris Kissack
    January 2016, 1/1/2016 (link)

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The World of Fine Wine

  • March 2011, Issue #31 (link)

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  • By Chris Kissack
    November 2010 (link)

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    November 2010 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    1/21/2010 (link)

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View From the Cellar

  • By John Gilman
    Mar/Apr 2009, Issue #20, The 2006 Bordeaux Vintage: A Snapshot of a Pretty High Quality Year

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JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    11/7/2008 (link)

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  • By Chris Kissack
    October 2008 (link)

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Vinous

  • By Stephen Tanzer
    May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    7/31/2007 (link)

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Vinous

  • By Stephen Tanzer
    May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)

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  • By Chris Kissack
    April 2007 (link)

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RJonWine.com

  • By Richard Jennings
    1/18/2009 (link) 92 points

    (Château Léoville Barton) Opaque dark red violet color; lovely black berry, berry, black fruit poised nose; tasty, soft black fruit and blackberry palate with firm, sweet tannins; medium finish (drinking nicely now, but will clearly be even better in a few years)

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2006
  • 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 031259027562, 031259031262, 0400005918421, 055298007507, 071570022716, 087000352841, 2448874002597, 3258691171746, 3277034831857, 3660327010419, 3660327010617, 3660327010624, 3660327010815, 3660327011515, 400005637346, 4000120269963, 616773412478, 639737585568, 649944083351, 7070292003204

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 531 (4%)
  • In Cellars 9,847 (73%)
  • Consumed 3,125 (23%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

NCEF auction, traditional roast or lovely shortcrust meat pie., Very good with Lamb chops

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