1990 Château Léoville Barton

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92 Points

Thursday, August 1, 2019 - Finally after a few over jammy bottles I stumbled on a very good bottle. Ruby color with bricking throughout pointing to the evolution of the wine. Decanted and aerated for 90 minutes and drank over another 90 minutes. The wine clearly needed more air. At first the nose was dominated by dust and leather with dark fruits struggling to emerge. With time, the nose became spicier, the dust dissipated, the leather softened to reveal dark fruits, cassis, iron and crushed stones. On the palate quite dry with great minerality and cassis mid palate, tannins soft but very present and a very long spicy finish. Not the most complex and requires 3 hours in decanter but a very enjoyable wine at the price point.

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