2018 Château Langoa Barton

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  3/31/2024 - ThijsPiet Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opened up lovely. Very powerful wine. Love the length of it.

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  3/28/2024 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nose shows brumble but it’s subdues. Medium acidity and tannins, this showed much better on day 2, with forest floor, coffee beans, blackberries, belle papers; ending was pretty long with some oak. Still young, it needed a lot of air to open up, but then it was showing very nicely. I would wait 4-5 years honestly, but even with that this is delicious already - just give it a lot of air.

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  1/13/2024 - RSLyss Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Quick take from night two which means 24 hours of aeration -
  
  Complex nose of rich plum, cherry, rose pedal, sweet herbs, iodine. Taste focuses on the dark-fruit spectrum, with blackcurrant, blackcherry, and anise; a pronounced minerality comes in midpalate, with a combination of herbs and what tastes like medium-toast oak on the finish. Regardless, all of it requires pushing through the veil of tannins which is present throughout. Time is needed here.
  
  Terrific stuff, but it needs a long haul. I'd put it on a 10-year sit, and from there decide to open another 5 years later or likely wait for the full 20. This wine should age gracefully for 30+ years with proper storage. I'm gonna buy a couple more, bury them in the cellar, and open in 2034 and 2044.
  
  RSL BS Rating: 93+ points

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  6/22/2023 - Lanzelot Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The color is deep purple. On the nose there are pronounced aromas of blackberries, sour cherries, cassis, vanilla, pencil shavings, coffee. The acidity is high. The tannins and the body are medium(+). On the palate the flavors are also pronounced and similar to the nose with a long finish. This wine can be drunk now but has a huge potential for aging. The secondary aromas aren't yet integrated, but this will come with time. I would open another bottle in 2 years at the earliest. Glass I used: Zalto Bordeaux

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  6/5/2023 - 40ozProphet Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Huge fan of Leoville Barton and everything they touch is seemingly liquid gold. The 2018 Langoa is no exception. 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc - long legs, dark purple, cherry chocolate and potpourri nose - let this breath for about 3 hours if drinking now. Should be golden starting 2027.
  
  Notes of blackberry, dried rose petals, clove, herbs, graphite, grippy tannins and tons of texture. Dry, mineral profile and still on the heavier side. Paired with pickled red onion, sharp white cheddar, horseradish, and short rib sandwiches w/bone marrow au jus dip.

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