2007 Ch Léoville Barton 2ème Cru St Julien

Producer: Château Léoville Barton

Region: Bordeaux > St Julien

Vintage: 2007

Type: Red

Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Drinking dates: 2015 - 2026

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Case size: 6x150cl Equiv. price per bottle incl. VAT £83.56

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Tasting Notes

Goedhuis: Despite the 2007's sweet core, this is one powerful wine. It is tight and textured with dark notes of black cherry and fresh tobacco and fine, chewy tannins. Masculine and brooding, it is not the most supple and charming at this stage, but we cannot fault its concentration and presence. One to watch. Drink 2014-2023
Robert Parker, April 2008, Score: 87-90: '
Robert Parker, April 2010, Score: 89+: This muscular, highly-extracted, structured 2007 reveals a boatload of tannin (unusual for this vintage). The wine's dark ruby/purple color is followed by aromas of cassis, new saddle leather, and forest floor offered in a structured, backward, almost unapproachable format. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring, and if the tannins resolve themselves, it will merit a higher score. It should last for 12-20 years. Drink: 2012 - 2032
Jancis Robinson, April 2008, Score: 16.5: Rich and ripe with soft black cherry fruit but not much real concentration on the mid palate. Very drying finish. Quite firm but sandpaper dominates. Drink 2012-16.
Wine Spectator, Score: 88-91: Lovely core of blackberry and currant, with smoky oak and chocolate. Full and velvety. Delicious already.

St Julien

St Julien is like the middle child of the Médoc - not as assertive as Pauillac or as coquettish as Margaux. It lies firmly between the two more outspoken communes and as a result produces a blend of them both. Its wines have often been sought out by aficionados for their balance and consistency, particularly in the UK. Yet due to its middle child nature, it can occasionally be overlooked globally and as a result underrated by those markets outside the UK. Despite the fact that it has no first growths, it has several second growths including Léoville Las Cases, Léoville Barton, Léoville Poyferré and Ducru Beaucaillou as well as the celebrated châteaux such as Talbot and Beychevelle.

Château Léoville Barton

One of the great names in classically styled claret, Léoville Barton has been owned by the same family throughout its entire existence - an unheard of rarity in Bordeaux. Unusual for the Médoc region, there is no château based on the property. As a result, the wines are vinified and aged at neighbouring Langoa Barton, which as its name suggests, is also owned by the Barton family.

Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc

One of the most widely-found blends used throughout the Bordeaux region - including such legendary wines as Chateaux Haut-Brion, Cos d'Estournel, Ducru Beaucaillou and Leoville-Barton. At it's best this potentially perfect combination balances depth of flavour, ripe richness and taut tannic structure and length. It also produces some of the finest red wines from the Napa Valley in California and Stellenbosch in South Africa.