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The Château Léoville Barton is one of the must-have references in the Saint-Julien appellation. It was in 1725 that Thomas Barton, an Irishman by birth, settled in Bordeaux and founded his own wine trading company.
Then in 1826, Hugh Barton, already owner of Château Langoa Barton to Saint-Julien, acquired part of Léoville's Domaine, which he renamed Léoville Barton. In the famous 1855 classification, Château Léoville Barton was given the title Second Grand Cru Classé. Today, the Barton family is still at the helm of Domaine, making it the oldest family still owning a Cru Classé from Bordeaux.
The 50-hectare vineyard is planted on gravel-clay soils facing the Gironde estuary, with 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. The wines are aged for 18 months in 60% new barrels.
The Domaine produces a Second wine, the Réserve de Léoville Barton.
The Château Léoville Barton reveals itself to be a wine of great subtlety, complex and seductive. A nectar that deserves to improve for a few years to reveal an even more grandiose face.
The Saint-Julien appellation came out with all the honors for this 2017 vintage, where the beginning of the year was initially constraining. But the rest of the viticultural season presented a hot and dry summer, then a magnificent month of September that allowed the vines to give a grape at perfect maturity, concentrated in aromas and color.
Blend of the 2017 vintage : 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot
The robe presents a magnificent deep red color, with beautiful garnet reflections.
The nose plays on seduction, with a bouquet of very ripe forest fruits, blackcurrant and blueberry, enhanced by roasted cocoa, pepper and truffle.
A real olfactory pleasure that continues in the mouth, with a supple and elegant attack revealing a dense, juicy and fleshy body. The tannins coat flavors of currant, blackberry and dark chocolate. Precise and concentrated, it melts into a long, lingering finish.
Food and wine pairing:
Château Léoville Barton 2017 can sublimely pair with beef tenderloin with onions and foie gras sauce, duck breast with pinot noir sauce, pan-fried veal kidneys with mustard, or veal chops with garlic clove.
For a pairing with cheeses, choose uncooked pressed cheeses: Cantal, Edam, aged mimolette, morbier with truffles or Saint-Nectaire.
In desserts, it will be particularly appreciated with a chocolate ganache, a tiramisu but also with a pear-caramel dessert.
Ageing potential and tasting:
Château Léoville Barton 2017 will keep for a long time and will reach its peak between 2032 and 2035.
However, it can be enjoyed beautifully now. To do so, take care to place the bottle in the serving room at room temperature the night before. Open it and decant it at least 6 to 7 hours before tasting.
The bottles will be kept in the cellar, protected from light, lying down, with an optimal hygrometric degree of 70%.
