This is powerful Cabernet, with gutsy weight, but also polished feel to the fresh plum, warm blackberry sauce, bittersweet ganache and roasted apple wood notes. Long and tarry through the finish, but still invigorating despite its heft... Wine Spectator
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2009 | classic Bordeaux at its best. Chocolate and black fruit, cedar. Very complete taste with spicyness. We compared this blind next to Lagrange 09, Leoville showing male power, Lagrange a bit further forward with female playfulness. Long aftertaste. Paired with venisonnpaté with foie gras and figs.
Vintage 2009 | classic Bordeaux at its best. Chocolate and black fruit, cedar. Very complete taste with spicyness. We compared this blind next to Lagrange 09, Leoville showing male power, Lagrange a bit further forward with female playfulness. Long aftertaste. Paired with venisonnpaté with foie gras and figs.
9.3Thijs Hendriks
95+
95+
9.5Anthony Lombardi
Plums & dark chocolate coat the palate. Beautifully textured and powerful without ever seeming weighty. Tannins soften with air while some red currant notes emerge on the back end. Beautiful wine.
Plums & dark chocolate coat the palate. Beautifully textured and powerful without ever seeming weighty. Tannins soften with air while some red currant notes emerge on the back end. Beautiful wine.
9.5Christanna Honer
Surprise of the night--showing beautifully for a young Bordeaux. Ripe mineral laced black fruit, wet mulchy earth, leafy tobacco, subtly perfumed. Palate shows more youth but absolutely approachable tannins
Surprise of the night--showing beautifully for a young Bordeaux. Ripe mineral laced black fruit, wet mulchy earth, leafy tobacco, subtly perfumed. Palate shows more youth but absolutely approachable tannins
9.5Andrew Davidoff
After a solid hour of air a majestic and sophisticated wine began to bloom. It's absolutely lovely, rich berries, glycerin, minerals and dark chocolate. Merci!
After a solid hour of air a majestic and sophisticated wine began to bloom. It's absolutely lovely, rich berries, glycerin, minerals and dark chocolate. Merci!
9.3Jol
Encore jeune mais agreable
Encore jeune mais agreable
8.9Inseon Hwang
Subtle organic tannins and oak; mineral base. Really balanced and ripe.
Subtle organic tannins and oak; mineral base. Really balanced and ripe.
9.4Pierre Gourinchas
Leoville-Barton is always exceptional. 2009 is over the top. What a treat!
Leoville-Barton is always exceptional. 2009 is over the top. What a treat!
9.4Faysal B
Ok
Ok
9.0Thijs Hendriks
95+
95+
9.5WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.