Leoville Barton: Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru 2010

Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru 2010

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96–98
100
2
Cabernet Sauvignon 77%, Merlot 22%, Cabernet Franc
5
rød, tør
Modnet
13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2025–2065
Pakket ind i: 12 OHK
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
3
Lobenberg: 96–98/100
Suckling: 97/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 97/100
Decanter: 97/100
Jane Anson: 97/100
Neal Martin: 97/100
Parker: 96+/100
6
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Julien
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru 2010

96–98
/100

Sort med en kun let violet kant. Lidt reduktiv, kraftig næse af sort frugt, brombær, også blåbær, meget flot blommeskind, sorte kirsebær, lidt tjære, lidt cassis. Sød og alligevel ikke for overdådig. Et lille hint af tjære, sort olivenpasta, cubansk tobak. Men alt forbliver altid på den fine side. Næsens finesse og race afspejles straks i munden. Stor syre og friskhed. Smørbløde, polerede tanniner med samme struktur som i 2009, men den høje syre giver også en fantastisk friskhed. Den ganske vist rigelige alkohol er ikke mærkbar, stor harmoni med fint løb i den lange finish. Måske ikke den største Leoville Barton, der nogensinde er smagt, men en af de mest afbalancerede, harmoniske og velafbalancerede! Helt igennem perfekt.

97
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru

Aromas of pure blackberries and violets follow through to a full body, with super velvety tannins and a delicious balance of sweet fruit, light vanilla and nuts. Really savory and beautiful. Superb wine. I like this better than 2009. Try in 2018. 97/100 -- WS: Takes a modern approach, with dark mocha- and espresso-infused toast leading the way, featuring an extra ganache kicker before dark currant preserves and roasted plum fruit strides in. Dense and extracted through the polished finish, this features a charcoal spine that gives rise to extra blueberry and pastis notes. Should cruise in the cellar. Best from 2018 through 2038. 96/100

97
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru

Clearly one of the all-time greats from this château (it actually reminds me a little of the 1990), the 2010 Château Léoville Barton reveals a still youthful ruby hue as well as a textbook Barton bouquet of pure dark currants, savory tobacco, saddle leather, graphite, and subtle spicy oak. It's beautifully concentrated, with a full-bodied, deep, layered mouthfeel, still present yet sweet, polished tannins, and a regal, focused style that is quintessential Léoville Barton. This brilliant, majestic wine should be sought out by wine lovers. It clearly offers pleasure today yet has probably not quite reached its prime drinking window. Give bottles another 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 30+. Bravo to the team at this terrific chateau. 97/100

97
/100

Decanter om: Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc. One of the more elegant wines from the 2010 vintage, this can be approached earlier than some; but that’s not to underplay the power and complexity on display here. Layer upon layer of flavour, with lashings of St-Julien charcoal, pencil lead and blackcurrants.

97
/100

Jane Anson om: Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru

Softened plum in colour, still very closed on the aromatics but there's no hiding the quality underneath, chocolate drops, blueberry, damson, confident architecture packed with chalky tannins. A big vintage that needs more time. 60% new oak barrels for ageing, harvest 28 September to 8 October.

Smagsnotat
97
/100

Neal Martin om: Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru

Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. Anthony Barton appeared to have made a scintillating wine in 2010 and I hoped it would live up to expectations. It does. And judging by the mutterings I heard from others, I was not alone in that opinion. The Leoville Barton is more bashful on the nose than the Langoa Barton, although there are clearly abundant, pure blackberry and blueberry fruit encased within and they will burst forth with bottle age. The palate offers exquisite balance with luscious, intense black tarry fruit on the entry that exert a gentle but insistent grip. There is a wonderful symmetry to this wine and a life-affirming sense of harmony and precision on the finish. This is unequivocally a fabulous Leoville Barton enveloped in an effortless aura – a wine that easily surpassed even my own lofty expectations. Tasted November 2012. 97/100

96+
/100

Parker om: Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru

A splendid showing, much stronger from bottle than it was from barrel, the Leoville Barton is one of the spectacular wines of the vintage. Inky purple to the rim, its huge tannin gives this wine real potential for 30-50 years of longevity. It is a classic, powerful Bordeaux made with no compromise. A superstar of the vintage, the wine has notes of pen ink and creme de cassis, good acidity, sweet, subtle oak, and massive extraction and concentration. I thought it was one of the most backward wines of the vintage two years ago, and nothing has changed in the ensuing upbringing of the wine in cask except that the wine now seems even richer, denser and fuller than I previously thought. The beautiful purity, symmetry, and huge finish of nearly a minute make this one of the all-time great classics from Leoville Barton. Anticipated maturity: 2028-2065+ 96+/100

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Leoville Barton

Léoville Barton er en af de mest kendte og bedste vingårde i Bordeaux og er uden tvivl en af de bedste producenter på venstre bred. Slottet blev bygget i 1758 og har været en del af Bordeaux' elite lige siden.

Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru 2010