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1998 Chateau Leoville Barton
- Saint-Julien, France
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- $ 132 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Expert tasting note: "Deep, dark, ruby-red is almost opaque. Restrained, leafy cassis aromas are overlaid by powerful notes of graphite & cedarwood. The dark-fruit on the palate is quite flat & closed & the acidity is soft. The plentiful tannins are initially velvety but become more silky & chocolatey-smooth. Alcohol is in balance & the finish lasts well, but it is the structure that lasts as the fruit is currently closed. The concentration of the wine's structure shows it will open with age." - 11/02 DCAMW
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1998 Chateau Leoville Barton, Saint Julien (750ml)
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1998 Case of 12 Btls
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1998 Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru Classe Saint-Julien
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Leoville Barton 1998, France
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Highlights
- From Saint-Julien, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 132 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Léoville Barton is a well-regarded estate in the Saint-Julien region of Bordeaux, ranked a second growth in the 1855 Classification. Quality has soared since the 1980s, and it is considered one of the most dependable ...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- 2eme Grand Cru Classé
- Drinking Window
- 2005-2025
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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12.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot & 8% Cabernet Franc
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
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French
- Ownership
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Lilian Barton
- Harvest date
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29 September - 9 October
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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The vineyard is located in the heart of the terroir of St Julien. On one of the most beautiful hilltops of Garonne gravel, facing the Gironde, the clay-gravelly subsoil makes it possible to perfectly regulate the vagaries of the weather throughout the year. Plowing is traditional, without weeding or herbicide. The vines are mainly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (74%), Merlot (23%) and Cabernet Franc (3%).
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- Winemaking
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The harvest is entirely done by hand. After destemming, the berries are meticulously sorted, crushed and placed in thermo-regulated wooden vats, according to their plots. The alcoholic fermentation lasts from 7 to 10 days and the extraction is always respectful of the juice by adjusting the number of pumping overs according to the cuvées and the vintages. The maceration is about 3 weeks then the flow in barrels is done batch by batch.
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- Ageing
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The wine is aged between 16 and 18 months in French oak barrels, 60% of which are new wood, in a cellar maintained at 15°.
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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Steak frites Main Course
- Minute steak with fries
- Contains: beef steak
- French
- Hereford bone-in-sirloin Main Course
- Marbled and tender
- Western
- ‘Minute’ rump steak Main Course
- With beef dripping and Merlot gravy
- French
- Cheddar Cheese Course
- British
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1998 vintage
90 / 100
10 scores
95 - 100
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When to drink: 2005 to 2025
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Apr 2016
Firm, structured, tannic, classic, austere and youthful, this needs at least a decade for the tannins to become civilized and catch up with the secondary nose that is developing. 90 Points
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Mar 2015
Kräftiges Karmingranat, violette Reflexe, breiterer Wasserrand. Rotes Waldbeerkonfit, zart karamelliger Touch, eingelegte Kirschen. Am Gaumen weitmaschig, lebendige Säurestruktur, Kirschen im Nachhall, es fehlt etwas an Länge, zitroniger Rückgeschmack.
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 2001
(2001) Lovely depth on the nose here; tremendously creamy and dense. Powerful palate of cedary black fruit, chocolate and deep, bittersweet blackcurrants. Thick texture is enlivened by good tannins and balanced acidity.
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Oct 2018
When to drink: 2005 to 2018
1998 Vintage
Tasted: Mar 2001
When to drink: 2006 to 2020
For completeness we may include critic scores in our aggregation that we do not display.
User Ratings
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Rate 1998 Chateau Leoville Barton
Good
1998 Vintage Saved: 8-Mar-2022
Deep, dark, ruby-red is almost opaque. Restrained, leafy cassis aromas are overlaid by powerful notes of graphite & cedarwood. The dark-fruit on the palate is quite flat & closed & the acidity is soft. The plentiful tannins are initially velvety but become more silky & chocolatey-smooth. Alcohol is in balance & the finish lasts well, but it is the structure that lasts as the fruit is currently closed. The concentration of the wine's structure shows it will open with age. 11/02 DCAMW
Excellent
1998 Vintage Saved: 3-Apr-2021
Wow..Bordeaux in Perfektion. Genau auf dem Punkt. Ziegelrot. Jetzt soft und lang. Perfekt zum Osterlamm..und das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis ist grandios.
Excellent
1998 Vintage Saved: 17-Oct-2019
Excellent fruit, smooth but with sufficient persistence. Very enjoyable .
Excellent
1998 Vintage Saved: 4-May-2019
Supreme!
Just drinkable
1998 Vintage Saved: 23-Dec-2018
Farbe ok, ohne braune Ränder. Im Geschmack keine Fehler, aber ohne Aromatik - flach
Excellent
1998 Vintage Saved: 21-Apr-2017
21/4/2017
Intens
Bordeauxrood met licht waterrandje
Rijp rood fruit koffie en tabac in de neus
In de mond rijp rijp rood fruit en lichte peper aanzet licht tannine bijna versmolten afdronk 13 sec
Zeer mooie
Prijs aankoop 45€
Nu 74€
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Critics Score
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94 / 100
$ 137
2023
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2022
96 / 100
$ 96
2021
93 / 100
$ 81
2020
95 / 100
$ 131
2019
95 / 100
$ 141
2018
95 / 100
$ 140
2017
94 / 100
$ 110
2016
95 / 100
$ 169
2015
94 / 100
$ 138
2014
93 / 100
$ 102
2013
90 / 100
$ 85
2012
91 / 100
$ 116
2011
92 / 100
$ 96
2010
94 / 100
$ 181
2009
94 / 100
$ 169
2008
92 / 100
$ 106
2007
92 / 100
$ 95
2006
91 / 100
$ 121
2005
94 / 100
$ 202
2004
92 / 100
$ 126
2003
94 / 100
$ 167
2002
92 / 100
$ 108
2001
92 / 100
$ 162
2000
94 / 100
$ 224
1999
91 / 100
$ 154
1998
90 / 100
$ 132
1997
89 / 100
$ 130
1996
92 / 100
$ 176
1995
91 / 100
$ 147
1994
89 / 100
$ 148
1993
88 / 100
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1992
86 / 100
$ 115
1991
87 / 100
$ 187
1990
93 / 100
$ 292
1989
91 / 100
$ 197
1988
92 / 100
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1987
86 / 100
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1986
91 / 100
$ 343
1985
91 / 100
$ 365
1984
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1983
86 / 100
$ 229
1982
90 / 100
$ 406
1981
89 / 100
$ 181
1980
87 / 100
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1979
81 / 100
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1978
87 / 100
$ 179
1976
86 / 100
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1975
89 / 100
$ 249
1974
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1973
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1972
88 / 100
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1971
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1970
87 / 100
$ 187
1969
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1968
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1967
88 / 100
$ 298
1966
90 / 100
$ 376
1964
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1962
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1961
91 / 100
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1960
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1959
95 / 100
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1957
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1956
84 / 100
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1955
79 / 100
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1954
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1953
92 / 100
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1952
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1950
90 / 100
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1949
93 / 100
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1948
96 / 100
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1945
97 / 100
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1944
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$ 2,680
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1929
94 / 100
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1998 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
For Bordeaux, the 1998 vintage was good with some real gems but there were also some losers.
Spring was cool and flowering was a success however the weather heated up over the summer with August becoming very hot and dry. The intense heat caused many of the grapes and vi...
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