Château Léoville Barton - St.-Julien 2015 (750ml)
Price: $134.00
| Producer | Château Léoville Barton |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Sku | 1005288 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 97 Points
I absolutely loved the 2015 Léoville-Barton and this has everything you could want from a Left Bank Bordeaux. Cassis smoked earth graphite tobacco leaf and thrilling amounts of minerality all emerge from this inky colored full-bodied power-packed brut of a Saint-Julien that holds everything together and stays pure balanced and elegant on the palate. It has a lot of tannins yet more than enough fruit. The 2015 is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot brought up in 60% new French oak and it needs 7-8 years of bottle age and will shine for 2-3 decades. Bravo! (Drink between 2026-2056)
Vinous: 96+ Points
A dense powerful wine the 2015 Léoville-Barton is going to need quite a bit of time to come together as it is massively tannic and structured at this stage. (Drink between 2025-2055) (96+) --Antonio Galloni The 2015 Léoville Barton has one of the richest bouquets in the appellation boasting almost ostentatious blackberry raspberry and bilberry scents on the nose suffused with crushed limestone and light graphite
Wine Enthusiast: 94-96 Points
"While the spicy wood is prominent at this stage the wine also has weight. As the black currant fruits come through slowly the wine shows a rich potential. The texture is dense and firm."
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Deep garnet-purple colored the 2015 Leoville Barton offers up notions of warm red currants black raspberries and dark chocolate with wafts of cigar box violets and bay leaves. Elegant medium-bodied and sporting great freshness the taut tightly wound palate of intense red fruits and floral accents is well-framed with firm grainy tannins finishing on a lingering mineral note.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
This delivers some serious wow dripping with warm fig blackberry and boysenberry reduction notes along with melted black licorice and fruitcake flavors. Shows ample grip but remains beautifully polished letting the fruit sail on. Don't worry though as long echoes of roasted apple wood and tar signal that this is built for the long haul. Best from 2025 through 2042. 11667 cases made. ?JM
