2002 Chateau Leoville Barton (1.5L OWC)

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Vintage: 2002
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: Good full ruby-red. Black cherry, cassis and minerals on the nose. As fine-grained as the 2001, but with deeper, more chocolatey flavors of cassis, black cherry, licorice and minerals, nicely framed by harmonious acidity. Finishes impressively long, with substantial but fine tannins. Impeccably balanced wine. (90-92 pts ST, International Wine Cellar)

Tasted: May/June 2004
Score: 90-92

Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Even better from bottle than from cask, and one of the finest wines of the vintage, this dense purple-colored 2002 reveals wonderfully sweet notes of charcoal, fresh mushrooms, smoke, earth, leather, cassis, and cedar. Full-bodied, highly extracted, broodingly backward, dense, and deep, this impressively endowed offering is built for the long term. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028. (92pts RP, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Apr. 2005
Score: 92
Drink: 2012-28

Tasting note: Very attractive blackberry and vanilla aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with chewy tannins and a medium finish. Slightly hollow midpalate but flavorful. Best after 2007. 18,900 cases made. (89pts JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Mar. 31, 2005
Score: 89
Drink: After 2007