Château LANGOA BARTON 2023

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Yves Beck 94-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Langoa Barton affiche de la profondeur, dès son bouquet, avec moult nuances telles que graphite, cassis, mûres, framboises et encore bien d’autres ! L’attaque confirme la profondeur du vin qui se construit néanmoins pas à pas, en gagnant en dimension au fil de sa progression. Les tannins, suaves, sont fins et créent une excellente symbiose avec la vivacité de la structure acide. Un vin imposant, invitant, harmonieux et prêt à passer quelques décennies en cave tout en étant accessible dans sa jeunesse.  2029-2053

William Kelley 93-95 points www.robertparker.com
The 2023 Langoa Barton is a very accomplished wine, the family’s new winery having permitted more precise, parcel-by-parcel winemaking as well as gentler handling of the fruit to deliver a wine with all this estate’s customary intensity of flavor but more polish and refinement. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis and plums mingled with hints of pencil shavings and dried rose petals, it’s medium to full-bodied, with an inky core of fruit, vibrant acids and plenty of suave structuring tannin. This classic blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc is sure to number among the intelligent purchases of the en primeur campaign.

Neal Martin 91-93 points www.vinous.com
The 2023 Langoa Barton was picked from September 12 until October 2 at around 50hL/ha, with some « late » saignée for half the vat–when it has some “serious color,” according to Damien Barton. Two vats were chaptalized out of a total of 42, the highest at 15%, yielding an average alcohol of 13%. Matured in 60% new oak, it has a very perfumed bouquet with black plum, boysenberry and a touch of mint. This is notably forward and unabashed. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, a sorbet-fresh Langoa with a bright, almost pastille-like finish that lingers in the mouth. Very seductive and vivacious, I appreciate the nascent energy here.

Antonio Galloni 91-93 points www.vinous.com
The 2023 Langoa Barton is packed with dark red cherry, plum, spice, cedar and tobacco. Over the last few years, an updated style of vinification in a new cellar has yielded a bit more mid-palate sweetness, pliancy and resonance than in the past. It will be interesting to see where this goes, but clearly, we have entered into an era of Langoa. Tasted two times.

Jean-Marc Quarin 92 points www.quarin.com
Couleur intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, pur et subtil. Délicat à l’attaque, savoureux au milieu, avec un corps tendre, le vin avance prudent dans la dernière partie du palais, où la finale reste réservée, mais sans marquer le tannin. Assemblage : 60 % cabernet sauvignon, 37 % merlot, 3 % cabernet franc. Degré d’alcool : 13°.