1996 Ch Langoa Barton 3ème Cru St Julien - 12x75cl
0696LANG _ 1996 - Ch Langoa Barton 3ème Cru St Julien - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Langoa Barton
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2014 - 2030
  • Case size 12x75cl
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1996 - Ch Langoa Barton 3ème Cru St Julien - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Langoa Barton
  • Region St Julien
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2014 - 2030
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £750.00 In Bond
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  • Neal Martin, October 2016, Score: 88

    The 1996 Langoa Barton felt a little subdued on the nose and I wondered whether there was just a little taint on this bottle (if so, it was very small, but maybe denuded the fruit expression). The palate is medium-bodied with supple and ripe tannin, very classic in style, perhaps austere compared to other vintages although there is a pleasant citric note towards the finish and it feels nicely balanced. Drink now and over the next decade. Tasted July 2016. 88/100. 2016-2028

  • Robert Parker, January 1998, Score: 87-88

    This is a strong effort for Langoa, which always seems to play second fiddle to its more powerful sibling, the great Leoville-Barton. The color is a dense black/ruby/purple. Although tight, the bouquet offers up sweet earthy, black currant fruit and vanillin, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate with excellent concentration, but rough, astringent tannin in the finish. This is another long-distance runner from the 1996 vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020. Last tasted 3/97.

  • Robert Parker, February 1998, Score: 85-87

    My instincts suggest this wine may turn out to be slightly superior to the more monolithic 1995. The 1996 reveals a dark ruby/purple color, as well as plenty of ripe Cabernet aromas of cassis and dried herbs, sweet fruit on the attack, medium body, and hefty tannin in the linear, compressed finish. If this wine's flavor and texture expand, it will merit a score in the upper-eighties. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020.

  • Robert Parker, April 1999, Score: 86

    I consistently found this 1996 to be a hard wine. Despite its deep ruby/purple color, it is monolithic, with notes of earth and black currant fruit submerged beneath a tannic structure. Although medium-bodied, with some weight and extract, the wine is ferociously hard and backward. Give it 3-5 years of cellaring, and hope for the best. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020.

  • Clive Coates, June 2001, Score: 17.5/20

    Medium-full colour. Elegant, laid-back nose.Lovely fruit here. Medium-full body. Gentlyoaky. Round, ripe, harmonious and stylish.Lovely. Fine. Drink 2005-2018

Producer

Château Langoa Barton

This château is owned by the Barton family (with Léoville Barton). Serving as a home and a winecellar, Langoa took its name from "gué" an old French word for the small stream that flows at thesouthern end of the property. Unlike the classical style of its stable mate, Langoa tends to be more approachable and flattering at a young age with fleshy fruit and textured tannins.

Region

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. St Julien's 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.

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