Leoville Barton

Specification

Producer

Leoville Barton

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

Classification

Second Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Vintage

2009

Case

6 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

LEOBAR096X75

About this wine

Léoville Barton is a classic Saint-Julien, led by Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and a little Cabernet Franc. It is firm and reserved in youth, with cassis, cedar and tobacco framed by structured tannins, and opens slowly to show depth and balance. It usually needs fifteen years or more, and good vintages age for three or four decades.

About Leoville Barton

Château Léoville Barton is a Second Growth of Saint-Julien, owned by the Barton family, of Anglo-Irish origin, since Hugh Barton bought it in 1826. It is one of the longest family ownerships in the Médoc; Anthony Barton ran it for decades and his daughter Lilian Barton Sartorius and her family now manage it.

There is no château building at Léoville Barton: the wine is made at the family’s neighbouring Château Langoa Barton. The estate is known for traditional, classically structured Saint-Julien. Its consistency and longevity have made it a long-standing favourite with British collectors.