Ch Léoville Barton 2022

2e Cru Classé

Saint Julien

€ 90.63/ Per fles min. 12 flessen

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 93-95/100
The 2022 Léoville Barton is a total model of classicism, even in this warm,
dry year. All of the Léoville Barton signatures are present, even if the wine
is still coming together. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, gravel and
dried herbs open nicely in the glass, but it is the wine’s energy and overall
tension that I find most surprising. This is classic as classic gets. Not
interested in making the richest or showiest wines, nor interested in
jacking up prices as high as they can be. Readers will find a straightforward
(in the best sense of the term) Saint-Julien that captures the best of what
Bordeaux can be. Just enough of everything, but not too much of any one
thing.

Robert Parker The Wine Advocate – 96-97+/100
One of the stars of the Médoc and a wine likely to equal or surpass its 2019 and 2016 counterparts, the 2022 Léoville Barton unwinds in the glass with deep aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, spices and tobacco leaf, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and layered palate that’s vibrant, pure and seamless, with beautifully classy tannins and a long, penetrating finish. The 2022 is a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.5% Merlot and 5.5% Cabernet Franc; and it’s the first vintage produced in the estate’s new winery, which more than doubled the number of vats, permitting sub-plot by sub-plot harvesting and vinification, along with a number of other technical improvements which translate into enhanced purity and precision.