96 Wine Spectator
This manages to pack in some serious plum, blackberry and black currant compote flavors, along with layers of melted black licorice and tar on the finish. This has a density that sets it apart from the pack in the vintage, with a lovely roasted apple wood note on the finish.—J.M
95 Robert Parker
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Léoville Barton charges out of the gate with bold notions of baked plums, crème de cassis and blueberry preserves plus wafts of pencil shavings, fragrant earth and cedar chest. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black fruit preserves with compelling herbal sparks and a firm, grainy texture, finishing long and lively.<br/>
18 Rene Gabriel
André Kunz: Dunkles, dichtes, samtenes, kräftiges Bouquet, Cassis, Edelhölzer, Schwarztee, fein Lakritze. Dichtverwobener, dunkler, ausgewogener Gaumen mit viel feinem Tannin, cremiger Frucht, vielfältiger, dunkler Aromatik, dichter, fein muskulöser Struktur, langer, feiner, voller Abgang. 18/20 2024 - 2048