2008 Domaine Léon Barral Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  3/21/2017 - GMatt wrote: 96 Points

  A star wine. This is big, lots of flavour but in perfect balance. An apricot/ white fruits fruit profile, with bitterness - like the stone of a peach or apricot, or the skin of an old russet apple. Also a liquorice note on the later palate. It's big, but really stunning. I'd put this up against a Beaucastel VV, or white hermitage any day. It's a different flavour profile - less hedonistic vs the Beau, and more of everything, but of that quality. (Tasted with 12, 13 of the same - this is the best by far - it may be an age thing, but it's way more in balance).

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  2/11/2017 - GMatt wrote: 95 Points

  This is sensational - and it's been getting better over the last 5 years, so who knows where it will go next? Last bottle I'm afraid (though god bless the Coravin - I have a few more bites at the cherry).
  Apricot, dried peach. And then licorice-type spices. Utterly dry on the palate but yet the flavours are rich fruit. Why have top Hermitage or CdP when you can have this? Unless, you find this a bit over the top, perhaps. but it's on that quality level.
  This was fun young but it's something much grander now.

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  6/28/2014 - french16 wrote:

  Incredibly complex. Spices, pear, apricot. Great acidity. Very long finish.
  Wow.

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  2/28/2013 - Mout72 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Le nez évoque plutôt un liquoreux (fruits exotiques, fruits confits) avec aussi des agrumes (pamplemousse). En bouche c'est sec, ample et puissant avec un superbe équilibre, quelques notes oxydatives tout de même avec un côté presque tannique, assez déroutant pour un blanc. Superbe bouteille en tout cas bien meilleure que la première goûtée il y a un an et qui était dans mon souvenir beaucoup plus acide. TB+

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  1/7/2013 - french16 Likes this wine:

  Very similar to our previous bottle. Fresh, balanced and complex. I love the smoky tea notes along apricots. Everything seemed in place.

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