Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Leo Barton |
Label Name: | St Julien 2eme Cru |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Saint-Julien, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.1% |
Grape(s): | 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.5% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 96–97+; Vinous (Neal Martin/Antonio Galloni) 96–98 (barrel range); Wine Spectator 97; James Suckling 98; Jeb Dunnuck 98; Decanter 95–96
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and blackberry with pencil-shaving, tobacco, violet and cedar notes; finely-chiselled dusty tannins, bright acidity and a long, mineral, persistent finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye/steak, roast lamb, beef Wellington, braised short ribs, aged cheddar or Comté. Asian: Peking duck, Cantonese char siu, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), Sichuan beef, lamb curry.
Production Method
Selective hand-harvest; plot-by-plot vat fermentation in new gravity winery; aged ~18 months in French oak (60% new).
Vineyard Info
Château Léoville Barton, 2ème Cru Classé (1855), family-owned since 1826; ~50ha in Saint-Julien, long-established Barton dynasty.