Château Léoville Barton
Château Léoville Barton
Hugh Barton bought a quarter of the former Léoville vineyard in 1826, creating Château Léoville Barton as a Saint-Julien estate whose wine is made at neighbouring Château Langoa Barton. The property was ranked a Second Growth in Bordeaux’s 1855 classification. It remains with the Barton family, with Lilian Barton Sartorius and her children Mélanie and Damien carrying the estate into its tenth generation. Cabernet Sauvignon leads the gravel-grown blend, harvested by hand and vinified parcel by parcel in wooden vats before French-oak ageing.
Château Léoville Barton 2003 Saint-Julien
French Red
$449.99
Blackberry, black cherry and cassis lead into liquorice, dark chocolate and sweet tobacco. The palate is full and concentrated, with firm yet integrated tannins carrying ripe fruit, leather and forest-floor complexity. Floral notes and mineral freshness keep the structure balanced through a long, focused and quietly powerful finish.
Château Léoville Barton 1999 Saint-Julien
French Red
$299.99
Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for seventy-two percent of the blend, with twenty-two percent Merlot and six percent Cabernet Franc. The wine has extremely dense colour and a powerful tannic structure. Harvest ran from late September into early October. The end of summer was warm and dry, and the grapes reached full ripeness. Merlot recorded high natural alcohol levels during the vintage.
Chateau Leoville Barton 2005 Saint-Julien
French Red
$329.99
Blackberry, cassis and kirsch lead a deep, structured profile, joined by candied violet, wood smoke and cardamom. The palate is full and concentrated, with grainy tannins and fresh acidity framing the dark fruit. Cedar, graphite and leather bring classic savoury depth. The finish is long and persistent, returning to blackcurrant, spice and polished mineral tension rather than overt sweetness.