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  • Country ranking ?

    871
  • Producer ranking ?

    12
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    From 2020
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted lamb chops, roasted duck brest & Grilled Ribs

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The Story

The 50 hectares of Léoville and 17 hectares of Langoa, planted in gravelly soil with a clay sub-soil, include large proportions of old vines in order to obtain the best possible quality. The grape varieties is 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc for Léoville Barton, while Langoa Barton’s terroir is shared as follows 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc. Both properties have the same vinification methods...

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Vintage 2005

Bordeaux Vintage Report 2005 is a truly fantastic vintage with great quality across the board on both the Left and Right Banks.

The 2005 vintage became the most anticipated since 2000. The early market was heated and prices skyrocketed. The cold winter delayed bud break before the warm, dunny spring broke through. Even the vegetative growth and flowering gave a perfect start to the vintage. The summer turned out to be one of the driest ever...

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Written Notes

Deep ruby red color with purple edges. Complex nose opening towards ripe black fruit such as cassis, balckberry and fig, along with nuts, cinnamon and liquorice notes. Intense creamy attack with black fruit flavors. Long lasting velvety tannins. Intense and elegant finish.

  • 92p

Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, intense nose, starting figs and tobacco, minerals and layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, red berries, spices, structured and firm behind layers of fruit, detailed and long. Tight now but lots of depth and potential. 95

  • 95p
Big, a giant block of a wine. Very together and precise. Loads of juicy concentrated fruit, this was massive at the EP barrel tasting stage (although not as severe as the Paulliacs). Now it has settled into a quiet monster! All-powerful, with gorgeous understated poise. Drink from 2020. 19 pts.
  • 96p
D 10 h / G 4+ h Deepy, purple colour. Very intense and big nose with great depth. Loads of ripe dark red fruits, smoke, spiciness and coffee. Medium-bodied, elegant, vivid acidity, firm silky tannins, chunky wine with great elegance, Toasty and spicy finish with pronounced oak character. Intense wine with promising future. Food match: Roasted duck, grilled steaks, tournedos Serve: 18C, decant 10 hours At its best: 2023 to 2025
  • 91p
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Origin

Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

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La Réserve de Leoville Barton

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