Chateau Leoville Barton 2015

WEINWISSER: „86 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 14 % Merlot. Der Cabernet Franc, welcher mit einem Anteil von 3 % angepflanzt ist, wurde vollständig deklassiert. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Royales Bouquet mit viel blaubeerigen Konturen, Cassis, Brombeeren, Edelhölzern und einem zarten Vanilletouch. Im Gaumen seidig elegant, zeigt hochfeine Tannine und eine wunderschöne Balance. Alles ist an seinem Ort. Mit seiner Finesse kann er es (und das ist nicht das erste Mal der Fall) mit gewissen Premiers aufnehmen. Ein ganz grosser und ein besonders feiner Barton!“

VINUM: „Überragende aromatische Komplexität, Spannung und Dichte, unerhörte Frische, saftige Länge und Tiefe, doch bereits jetzt erkennbare Eleganz; umwerfend schöner Wein." 19/20

JEB DUNNUCK: „I absolutely loved the 2015 Léoville Barton and this has everything you could want from a Left Bank Bordeaux. Cassis, smoked earth, graphite, tobacco leaf, and thrilling amounts of minerality all emerge from this inky colored, full-bodied, power-packed, brut of a Saint-Julien that holds everything together and stays pure, balanced and elegant on the palate. It has a lot of tannins, yet more than enough fruit. The 2015 is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, brought up in 60% new French oak, and it needs 7-8 years of bottle age and will shine for 2-3 decades. Bravo!”

WINE ENTHUSIAST: „Rich, generous and elegant, this is a very dense wine but with great black fruits to balance this structure. The elements are already coming together to create another great wine from this property. Drink from 2026.“

JAMES SUCKLING: „This is a very focused Barton with ultra-fine tannins that are so polished and chalky. It drives through the center palate with currant and berry character. Full-bodied, polished and straightforward with driving tannin. Love the texture. Class. Yes. Drink in 2021.“

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: „Another 2015 wine that took a giant leap from its showing in elevage. This is a beauty. Layers of ripe, dark, red fruits, tobacco leaf, spice box and cassis notes. Full bodied, concentrated, elegant and powerful, with a serious depth of flavor, this is one of the great vintages for Leoville Barton. This is going to age quite well.”

THE WINE ADVOCATE: „Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Leoville Barton offers up notions of warm red currants, black raspberries and dark chocolate with wafts of cigar box, violets and bay leaves. Elegant, medium-bodied and sporting great freshness, the taut, tightly wound palate of intense red fruits and floral accents is well-framed with firm, grainy tannins, finishing on a lingering mineral note."

WINE SPECTATOR: „This delivers some serious wow, dripping with warm fig, blackberry and boysenberry reduction notes, along with melted black licorice and fruitcake flavors. Shows ample grip but remains beautifully polished, letting the fruit sail on. Don't worry though, as long echoes of roasted apple wood and tar signal that this is built for the long haul. Best from 2025 through 2042. 11,667 cases made.“

DECANTER: „One of the deepest, richest and darkest of the St-Juliens in 2015, showing a lick of tar and a crack of cassis. Confident and settling in for the long haul, a salty minerality kicks in on the finish to give a mouthwatering quality. 60% new oak barrels. Eric Boissenot consults.“

FALSTAFF: „Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung, zart nach Lakritze und Edelholz, angenehme Kräuterwürze, kandierte Orangenzesten, mineralischer Touch. Mittlerer Körper, schwarze Beerenfrucht, feiner Nougattouch, elegant, integrierte, reife Tannine, schokoladiger Touch im Nachhall, zeigt gute Frische, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter.“