This is an impressively endowed vin de garde that should age effortlessly for 20-30 years. How Anthony Barton continues to fashion uncompromisingly primordial Bordeaux that are always among the biggest and densest of all the St.-Juliens is beyond me, but he does it year in and year out. Moreover, when it’s time to set the price, he appears to have the consumer foremost in his mind. The 2004 is a classic Leoville-Barton meant for long aging. Concentrated, with loads of smoke, creme de cassis, forest floor, and earthy notes emerge from this impressive, but oh, so backward wine. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030+. - WA, RP (6/2007)
Good medium ruby. Perfumed aromas of cassis, black cherry, licorice and violet. Suave entry, then lush, dense, concentrated and seamless, with terrific inner-mouth perfume and palate coverage. Subtly sweet flavors of black cherry, tobacco and minerals are framed by harmonious acidity. Finishes with very suave, horizontal, fine-grained tannins and terrific subtle mineral length. ST
Producer: Leoville Barton
Vintage: 2004
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
Appellation: St Julien
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