Château LÉOVILLE BARTON
2ème grand cru classé
- 2009
- Saint-Julien
Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2009 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (October 2019): 95/100 “Meticulous in texture from the outset, then ample in the middle, very aromatic, the wine evolves melting, juicy and noble, just a tad austere. It's long and very good.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2020-2038
- Potential alcohol :
- 13%
From the same producer
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Léoville-Barton did not have any attached cru (such as Potensac and Léoville-Las Cases, Pibran and Pichon-Baron, etc.). This "gap" was filled in 2011 with the acquisition of a beautiful historical cru bourgeois de Moulis, Mauvesin, immediately renamed Mauvesin-Barton to show the Barton family's involvement in this new challenge. In all confidence!
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2033
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Léoville-Barton did not have any attached cru (such as Potensac and Léoville-Las Cases, Pibran and Pichon-Baron, etc.). This "gap" was filled in 2011 with the acquisition of a beautiful historical cru bourgeois de Moulis, Mauvesin, immediately renamed Mauvesin-Barton to show the Barton family's involvement in this new challenge. In all confidence!
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Juicy to perfection, with a mouth of fresh red fruit and silky tannins. A very pretty wine already well established”.
Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 90/100 “ The 2021 Mauvesin Barton has a well-defined bouquet with brambly red fruit, crushed iris flower and a hint of cinnamon. Very classic in style, it's nicely focused with neathly integrated aok. the palate is medium-bodied with more tension than the Deuxième Vin and gentle grip. Quite juicy in style thaks to the 48% Merlot, a pinch of cracked black pepper emerges toward the finish, tingling on the aftertaste.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2033
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Léoville-Barton did not have any attached cru (such as Potensac and Léoville-Las Cases, Pibran and Pichon-Baron, etc.). This "gap" was filled in 2011 with the acquisition of a beautiful historical cru bourgeois de Moulis, Mauvesin, immediately renamed Mauvesin-Barton to show the Barton family's involvement in this new challenge. In all confidence!
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N.Martin - November 2024): 91/100 “The Mauvesin Barton 2020 presents a generous bouquet with fragrant notes of stalky red fruit, heather and light pencil box. The palate is medium-bodied and well-defined, if rather leafy, with a ripe, vivacious entry and a touch of brown spice to liven things up; it has weight and grip on the midpalate and finishes spiritedly. It should drink well for more than a decade.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2033
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Léoville-Barton did not have any attached cru (such as Potensac and Léoville-Las Cases, Pibran and Pichon-Baron, etc.). This "gap" was filled in 2011 with the acquisition of a beautiful historical cru bourgeois de Moulis, Mauvesin, immediately renamed Mauvesin-Barton to show the Barton family's involvement in this new challenge. In all confidence!
The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2021): 92/100 “Under the leadership of Mélanie Barton, this small Moulis estate makes very gourmet, accessible wines at gentle prices. The 2019 is superb in its distinction, endowed with suave tannins and a velvety finish.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
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Léoville-Barton did not have any attached cru (such as Potensac and Léoville-Las Cases, Pibran and Pichon-Baron, etc.). This "gap" was filled in 2011 with the acquisition of a beautiful historical cru bourgeois de Moulis, Mauvesin, immediately renamed Mauvesin-Barton to show the Barton family's involvement in this new challenge. In all confidence!
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2035
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Léoville-Barton did not have any attached cru (such as Potensac and Léoville-Las Cases, Pibran and Pichon-Baron, etc.). This "gap" was filled in 2011 with the acquisition of a beautiful historical cru bourgeois de Moulis, Mauvesin, immediately renamed Mauvesin-Barton to show the Barton family's involvement in this new challenge. In all confidence!
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2018-2026
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Léoville-Barton did not have any attached cru (such as Potensac and Léoville-Las Cases, Pibran and Pichon-Baron, etc.). This "gap" was filled in 2011 with the acquisition of a beautiful historical cru bourgeois de Moulis, Mauvesin, immediately renamed Mauvesin-Barton to show the Barton family's involvement in this new challenge. In all confidence!
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2015-2022
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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In the shadow of its older brother (Léoville-Barton), Langoa-Barton with a vineyard of barely 17 ha is the smallest and least known of the classified growths of Saint-Julien. Nevertheless, it offers the elegant and graceful fruitiness of Saint-Julien with a remarkable capacity for ageing. And a very reasonable price!
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “True to its style, is delicious, melted and very refined, with silky tannins. ”
J.M Quarin (February 2024): 93/100
Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 93/100 “ The 2021 Langoa Barton comes in a specially designed, one-off, hand-drawn label and sustainable cardboard box instead of wood, to celebrate the bicentenary of family ownership. The aromatics have actually moved up a step since I tasted it from barrel: intense blackberry and wild strawberry fruit crushed violet and just a hint of eucalyptus. The oak is neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with surprisingly plush black fruit, a suave and harmonious Langoa with a dash of spice toward the finish. This is packed full of flavor and will be difficult to resist in its youth.”More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2038
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In the shadow of its older brother (Léoville-Barton), Langoa-Barton with a vineyard of barely 17 ha is the smallest and least known of the classified growths of Saint-Julien. Nevertheless, it offers the elegant and graceful fruitiness of Saint-Julien with a remarkable capacity for ageing. And a very reasonable price!
The 2019 vintage in the press:
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 93/100
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 95/100 “The vintage suits it perfectly, giving it a suave roundness on the mid-palate, which makes it very greedy. The fresh, sapid finish lingers well.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2038
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In the shadow of its older brother (Léoville-Barton), Langoa-Barton with a vineyard of barely 17 ha is the smallest and least known of the classified growths of Saint-Julien. Nevertheless, it offers the elegant and graceful fruitiness of Saint-Julien with a remarkable capacity for ageing. And a very reasonable price!
The 2018 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 93/100 “A material worked on delicacy and a fruitiness that remains bright. Already very seductive.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2038
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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In the shadow of its older brother (Léoville-Barton), Langoa-Barton with a vineyard of barely 17 ha is the smallest and least known of the classified growths of Saint-Julien. Nevertheless, it offers the elegant and graceful fruitiness of Saint-Julien with a remarkable capacity for ageing. And a very reasonable price!
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 95/100 “It's impossible not to succumb to the elegance and refinement of Barton 2021? The wine has that voluptuous, deliciously fruity side that characterizes it”.
J.M Quarin (February 2024): 94/100 “Minutious on entry, fragrant in the middle, with a cottony feel, the wine melts on the palate, with a delicately creamy texture. Persistence without tannic angle, on black fruit flavors.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 94+/100 “ The 2021 Léoville-Barton is a gorgeous, classicaly buil Saint-Julien. Graphite, leather, blue-toned fruit, spice, tobacco, licorice and lavender are immediately alluring. Medium in body and vibrant, the 2021 exudes finesse from start to finish. It is very much on the restrained side, with all the elements impeccably balanced. I would give this a few years in the cella. It really blossoms with air, but the best is clearly yet to come.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2048
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Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2018 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 96/100 “The 2018 Léoville-Barton is a gorgeous, exotic wine. Crème de cassis, lavender, menthol, licorice and clove all escape the glass. The 2018 marries the natural opulence of the year with a fairly classic structure, making it one of the most compelling wines of the year. I'd give it a good decade in the cellar. There's plenty to look forward to. I particularly admire the energy and confidence of this wine.”
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2021): 94/100 “This is excellent Léoville Barton whose drinkable character will appeal to many, although I would give it 4 to 6 years in bottle.”
La Revue du Vin de France (Nov. 2020): 98/100 “It offers undeniable refinement. Its black fruit nose is bewitching and irresistible. The palate is harmonious, refined, silky and the tannins integrate perfectly. Superb balance.”
J-M Quarin (February 2021): 94/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2048
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Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (June 2019): 96/100 “Refined and dense on entry, then mellow on development, very aromatic, juicy, a tad discreet though, the wine finishes fat and noble on a long, sappy finish. Very good".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2015 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2015): 18.5/20 “Fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb grain.”
J-M Quarin (December 2019): 18.5/20 “Caressing on the attack, then immediately juicy and full-bodied, the wine is complete on the mid-palate, with brightness in the taste. It melts on the palate with a meticulous texture and deep, long flavors. It's still a little austere, but delicious.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2014 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 94/100 “Léoville Barton 2014 presents a seductive and beautifully composed bouquet, with ample scents of stalky red fruits, undergrowth and light pencil shavings. This is a wine of great finesse. The palate is well balanced with fine tannins, a keen line of acidity and more salinity than its peers. What feels like top-quality new oak smooths the finish but does not impose itself. This is a top-class Saint-Julien from the Barton family.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
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Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2009 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (October 2019): 95/100 “Meticulous in texture from the outset, then ample in the middle, very aromatic, the wine evolves melting, juicy and noble, just a tad austere. It's long and very good.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2038