Château Léoville Barton - St Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé 2012 (750ml)
Price: $154.99
| Producer | Château Léoville Barton |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Sku | 204334 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Vinous: 93 Points
The 2012 Léoville-Barton has a touch more precision and drive compared to 2012 Langoa-Barton, blackberry and raspberry, cedar and mint, almost Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, quite feisty and vibrant with good concentration on the finish. This is quite a serious Saint Julien, and it has the substance to age well in bottle.
Excellent. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.
- By Neal Martin on February 2022
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
Dense ruby/purple, with cassis licorice and forest floors notes in the aromatics, Léoville-Barton’s 2012 is a relatively big, rich, masculine style of wine. This full-bodied wine needs 5-8 years of cellaring and should evolve easily for 25-30 years.
Wine Spectator: 89 Points
Features a chewy edge, with anise, blackberry and black currant fruit notes held together by an ample dose of roasted apple wood. A chewy feel holds the finish, with plum skin and singed wood details lingering. This feels like it may have dried out just a bit since the barrel tasting.
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