Leoville Barton 2007

St Julien, Second Growth

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Tasting Notes
The 2007 Leoville-Barton is more vigorous and fruit-driven than the Langoa, with gorgeous dark berry fruit, wilted rose petals and orange blossom scents that really blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a sensual, quite rounded opening that belies the structure of this Leoville Barton, armed with black pepper and cedar towards the long finish. This is a Saint Julien that has always threatened to come good and at ten years of age, and it is beginning to take flight. A couple of cases of this in your cellar and you cannot go wrong. Tasted February 2017. Score: 92 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2032 30 June 2017
A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. This seems lighter on the nose than Langoa Barton, but it has greater delineation and lift with notes of blackberry, cedar, wild hedgerow and a touch of black plum. The palate is medium-bodied, well-balanced with ripe tannins. Very cohesive and harmonious with a great clarity and focus on the elegant finish. Very natural. Score: 90 - 91 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 08 April 2008
Ruby-red. Perfumed aromas of cassis, licorice and herbs; showing more fruit today than the Langoa. Then tight but pliant, with an enticing restrained sweetness and a light gamey nuance to the currant and black cherry fruit fla vors. Finishes persistent and floral, with dusty tannins that spread out to saturate the palate. Lovely claret. Score: 90 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 July 2010
Good ruby-red. Serious, sexy aromas and flavors of black cherry, dark chocolate and camphor. Fat, sweet and suave in the mouth, with enticing firming acidity giving shape to the wine. More stuffing here than shown by its stablemate Langoa today. Finishes minerally, spicy and persistent, with good spine and verve for the year. Very nicely balanced wine, and not at all over-extracted. While Barton expressed the opinion, shared by many of his colleagues in the Medoc, that the merlots "were dull and lacked vivacity," the sample he presented had no shortage of personality. Score: 88 - 90 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 20 May 2008
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. Score: 89 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2032 01 April 2010
This has a wonderful nose, with blackberry, currant and cigar box. Complex and full-bodied, with layers of ripe, polished tannins and a very long finish. Juicy, yet refined and agile. Best after 2014. 17,500 cases made. Score: 92 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2014+ 31 March 2010
Lovely core of blackberry and currant, with smoky oak and chocolate. Full and velvety. Delicious already. Score: 88 - 91 James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2008
Very deep crimson. Dumb on the nose. Thick and pretty chunky. This may have lots hidden away for the future but Langoa trumps it at the moment. Severe tannins and very dry end. Score: 16 - 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2015-2025 27 October 2009
Intense black-red, restrained but well-expressed concentration of fruit, a little spice and more going on than most other wines, good depth, personality and precision of fruit, good future. Drink 2014-25. Score: 17 Decanter, - Maturity: 2014-2025 08 April 2008
Good deep colour. Subtle nose with a hint of black fruits, leaves and toast. Medium body, with well-defined ripe black fruit and liquorice. Good balance as ever, with finely grained tannins and a nice long crisp finish. Well-proportioned. Score: 90 - 92 Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2008

Tasting Notes

The 2007 Leoville-Barton is more vigorous and fruit-driven than the Langoa, with gorgeous dark berry fruit, wilted rose petals and orange blossom scents that really blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a sensual, quite rounded opening that belies the structure of this Leoville Barton, armed with black pepper and cedar towards the long finish. This is a Saint Julien that has always threatened to come good and at ten years of age, and it is beginning to take flight. A couple of cases of this in your cellar and you cannot go wrong. Tasted February 2017.

Score: 92

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2032 30 June 2017

A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. This seems lighter on the nose than Langoa Barton, but it has greater delineation and lift with notes of blackberry, cedar, wild hedgerow and a touch of black plum. The palate is medium-bodied, well-balanced with ripe tannins. Very cohesive and harmonious with a great clarity and focus on the elegant finish. Very natural.

Score: 90 - 91

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 08 April 2008

Ruby-red. Perfumed aromas of cassis, licorice and herbs; showing more fruit today than the Langoa. Then tight but pliant, with an enticing restrained sweetness and a light gamey nuance to the currant and black cherry fruit fla vors. Finishes persistent and floral, with dusty tannins that spread out to saturate the palate. Lovely claret.

Score: 90

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 July 2010

Good ruby-red. Serious, sexy aromas and flavors of black cherry, dark chocolate and camphor. Fat, sweet and suave in the mouth, with enticing firming acidity giving shape to the wine. More stuffing here than shown by its stablemate Langoa today. Finishes minerally, spicy and persistent, with good spine and verve for the year. Very nicely balanced wine, and not at all over-extracted. While Barton expressed the opinion, shared by many of his colleagues in the Medoc, that the merlots "were dull and lacked vivacity," the sample he presented had no shortage of personality.

Score: 88 - 90

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 20 May 2008

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.

Score: 89

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2032 01 April 2010

This has a wonderful nose, with blackberry, currant and cigar box. Complex and full-bodied, with layers of ripe, polished tannins and a very long finish. Juicy, yet refined and agile. Best after 2014. 17,500 cases made.

Score: 92

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2014+ 31 March 2010

Lovely core of blackberry and currant, with smoky oak and chocolate. Full and velvety. Delicious already.

Score: 88 - 91

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2008

Very deep crimson. Dumb on the nose. Thick and pretty chunky. This may have lots hidden away for the future but Langoa trumps it at the moment. Severe tannins and very dry end.

Score: 16 - 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2015-2025 27 October 2009

Intense black-red, restrained but well-expressed concentration of fruit, a little spice and more going on than most other wines, good depth, personality and precision of fruit, good future. Drink 2014-25.

Score: 17

Decanter, - Maturity: 2014-2025 08 April 2008

Good deep colour. Subtle nose with a hint of black fruits, leaves and toast. Medium body, with well-defined ripe black fruit and liquorice. Good balance as ever, with finely grained tannins and a nice long crisp finish. Well-proportioned.

Score: 90 - 92

Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2008

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