Château LEOVILLE BARTON 2022 magnum 150 cl

Description

Yves Beck 96-97 points www.yvesbeck.wine
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11,5% Merlot, 5,5% Cabernet Franc
Le bouquet de Léoville Barton se révèle progressivement. Il commence par afficher des nuances d’élevage, mais celles-ci cèdent rapidement la place des parfums de baies noires et de graphite. Friand et compact en bouche, le vin est puissant grâce à des tannins compacts, mais également suaves. Ils reflètent une sorte de sérénité ce qui souligne leur subtilité, confirmée par leur aptitude à être de pair avec la structure acide qui dynamise littéralement la fin de bouche. Un vin harmonieux, puissant, apte à défier les années à venir et qui nous rappelle de manière brillante que la finesse et la vigueur sont des partenaires fiables. Comme à son accoutumé, Léoville Barton ne cherche pas la démonstration, il brille de sa force tranquille.  2028-205

William Kelley 96-97 points www.robertparker.com
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.

Neal Martin 96-98 points www.vinous.com
The 2022 Léoville Barton was picked between 8 and 23 September at 30hL/ha and matured in 60% new oak. This represents the first vintage that has been vinified using gravity and cuvons (basically vats on wheels!) in their newly-built winery. The nose makes an instant impact with intense black cherry, bilberry and violet aromas. A nuanced estuarine/oyster shell scent emerges with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-chiseled tannins, fabulous precision, a killer line of acidity and more mineralité on the finish, that it knows what to do with. This is a precision-tooled Léoville Barton with the sharpness of a samurai sword. The 2022 marks the start of a new and glorious chapter for the Saint-Julien estate, which passes in the slipstream of the 22019 and 2022. It constitutes the finest Léoville Barton that I have tasted out of barrel. Tasted three times.

Antonio Galloni 93-95 points www.vinous.com
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.

Jean-Marc Quarin 97 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre, pourpre et noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité, subtil, profond et noble. Il devient complexe à l’agitation du verre. Nuances de fruits noirs, de vanille, de poire. Ultra fondant en entrée de bouche, très minutieux au développement, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin monte en finale, subtil et savoureux. Il s’achève très long, profond et complexe. Il a le fond et la minutie de la réalisation pour lui. Superbe ! Assemblage : 83 % cabernet sauvignon, 11,5 % merlot, 5,5 % cabernet franc. Degré d’alcool : 14°1.