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Leoville Barton 2002

St Julien, Second Growth

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Tasting Notes

Sweet and juicy. Not sublime. Purple and easy and succulent. Bit chewy on the end. A bit simple. Very dry finish. Compare and contrast with its stablemate Ch Langoa Barton. Perhaps this big wine is just going through a particularly dumb phase while the Langoa sings so much more audibly? (16.5+ Points)

Score: 16 - 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2011-2018 04 November 2009

Even better from bottle than from cask, and one of the finest wines of the vintage, this dense purple-colored 2002 reveals wonderfully sweet notes of charcoal, fresh mushrooms, smoke, earth, leather, cassis, and cedar. Full-bodied, highly extracted, broodingly backward, dense, and deep, this impressively endowed offering is built for the long term.

Score: 92

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2028 01 April 2005

A deep ruby/purple color is accompanied by reticent aromas that require coaxing from the glass. There is a surprising amount of new oak, an unusual component given this estate’s wood regime. This is an excruciatingly tannic, backward offering with medium to full body, big, tough tannin (making palate penetration difficult), abundant depth, glorious extract buried underneath the structure, and a pure, rich finish. This appears to be another classic Leoville-Barton that should only be purchased by patient connoisseurs.

Score: 90 - 92

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2011-2025 01 October 2003

Very attractive blackberry and vanilla aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with chewy tannins and a medium finish. Slightly hollow midpalate but flavorful. Best after 2007. 18,900 cases made.

Score: 89

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2007+ 31 March 2005

Good full ruby-red. Black cherry, cassis and minerals on the nose. As fine-grained as the 2001, but with deeper, more chocolatey flavors of cassis, black cherry, licorice and minerals, nicely framed by harmonious acidity. Finishes impressively long, with substantial but fine tannins. Impeccably balanced wine.

Score: 90 - 92

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2004