1998 Chateau Leoville Barton (1.5L)

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Vintage: 1998
Format: 1.5L
Wine Name: Chateau Leoville Barton
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Appellation: St. Julien
Producer: Chateau Leoville Barton
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc

Tasting note: Very minty, with blackberry and dark currant on the nose. Spicy too. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a spicy, floral and currant aftertaste. Solid and very pretty. (90pts JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2008
Score: 90
Drink: After 2010

Tasting note: Medium ruby. Very pure aromas of black cherry and licorice, with faint nutty and herbal nuances; comes across as distinctly riper than the Langoa. Dense and chocolatey, with sound acids and underlying minerality giving the flavors impressive clarity. Richly oaky. Finishes long, with big, ripe tannins. (90pts ST, International Wine Cellar)

Tasted: May/Jun. 2001
Score: 90
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: This opaque purple-colored, muscular, full-bodied, classically made St.-Julien displays impressive concentration, chewy, highly-extracted flavors of black fruits, iron, earth, and spicy wood, and a powerful mouth-feel. A pure, uncompromising, traditionally-styled wine, it is to be admired for its authenticity, class, and quality. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2035. Readers seeking classic, muscular, extremely long-lived Bordeaux should always keep this outstanding classified growth in mind. It continues to sell for a price well below its intrinsic value. (91pts RP, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Apr. 2001
Score: 91
Drink: 2007-35