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Léoville Barton 1982 75cl

2eme Grand Cru Classé | St. Julien | Bordeaux | France
CHF 356.75
Critics scores
90 Robert Parker
With massive, huge concentration, excruciating tannin, this earthy, meaty St.-Julien has everything, but it needs to be forgotten for at least 10-15 years. At this tasting, it did not appear to have budged since the last time I had it, and it did not taste terribly different than it did at age five. While it is remarkably concentrated, it is hard to rate it any higher because it may take another 25 years to reach maturity. Even with this level of concentration, one can never be sure if the fruit will hold. Nevertheless, I have plenty of confidence in it
16 Rene Gabriel
99: Wenn man die Flasche öffnet, wird es schwer fallen, sich sofort auf die 18/20 Punktwertung einzustimmen. Dafür ist man von den Charmeuren des Jahrganges 1982 zu fest eingenommen. Dieser Barton wirkt sperrig, erdig und irgendwie schon reif. Doch erst Luft und Zeit verhelfen ihm zu einem charaktervollen Esswein, der noch viele Jahre altern kann. (18/20). 10: Hatte Mühe sich neben den beiden anderen Leoville’s zu behaupten. Von schlankem Duft, knapp reifem Caberent und etwas ältlich wirkendem Bordeauxstil. Im Gaumen klassisch, aber doch für den Jahrgang zu leicht geraten. (16/20). 12: Eine korkige Magnum an der 1982er Probe in Deutschland.
88 Wine Spectator
At its peak. Medium-dark ruby, with an amber edge. Cherry, coffee and cedar aromas. Medium-bodied, with sweet berry flavors and caressing, velvety tannins. Delicious, but slightly disappointing for this ch?teau.--1982 Bordeaux horizontal. Drink now. ?JS
Producer
Château Léoville Barton
Planted amongst the gravelly-clay soils, Château Léoville Barton is a long-established top producer in Saint-Julien. After the French Revolution the original Léoville property was split three estates, one being Léoville Barton, and the other two are fittingly Léoville Las Cases and Léoville Poyferré. Known today as one of Bordeaux’s great-value wines, the 2ème Grand Cru Classé property actually lacks its own château. Vinification therefore, with the same attention to detail takes place at the Barton’s family’s other Saint-Julien holding, Château Langoa Barton. From the early 1800s Léoville Barton has belonged to the Barton family, and Anthony Barton has managed the vineyards since 1986. The Grand Vin Léoville Barton is consistently intense and long-lived, a true Bordeaux meant for extended cellaring. The wine is a medium-full claret with well-thought oak, the fleshy, youthfully firm textures will develop harmoniously with several years’ patience.