Chateau Leoville Barton 2007

WEINWISSER: "Dunkles, sattes Granat-Lila. Tiefwürziges Cabernet-Bouquet, Rauchnoten, Heidelbeerstauden, Lakritze und Teer, viel Aroma, aber (noch) wenig Fülle zeigend. Im Gaumen weiche Tannine, reif, dicht und viel blau- bis schwarzbeerige Konturen, köstliche Médoc-Aromatik im Innern, viel Rückhalt, ein bisschen mit dem 1994er vergleichbar, wird als mittelfeiner, aber langlebiger Wein in die Barton-Geschichte eingehen."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "This is a great success for the year, a wine that is dense, characterized by balance between sweet fruit and solid tannins. Spice from the finely judged wood aging adds extra complexity, as do the plum and berry fruits. For aging."

WINEADVOCATE: "Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, 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."

WINESPECTATOR: "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."

DECANTER: "This is a truly classic claret in style, a lovely drinking wine that has edge, interest and personality. As usual, it has a more traditional take on things than Poyferré, and although Langoa has started to increasingly rival its sister estate in recent vintages, back in 2007 it is still clearly Léoville Barton that has the edge."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase feines honigsüßes Cassiskonfit, zart blättrig unterlegt, zart nach Nougat und Gewürzen. Am Gaumen sehr elegant, komplex, frische Säurestruktur, angenehme Extraktsüße, saftige Waldbeeren und Zwetschkenaromen, sehr gute Länge, im Abgang wieder voll Frische, feine Beerenaromen im Nachhall, sehr gutes Reifepotenzial."

ANTONIO GALLONI: "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."

WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Quite strong for the vintage, the wine offers soft, charming, red fruits in a medium bodied, earthy, spicy, fresh style. Slightly more interesting with its tobacco and cedar infused, red berry nose, than on the palate, this is ready to drink today."