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Chateau Leoville Barton

France, Bordeaux, Saint-Julien
Bottle
Ratings
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Identity
Producer Chateau Leoville Barton
Year 2022
Vol 0.75
Classification 2eme Grand Cru Classé
Grapes 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc
Color Red
Sweetness Dry
Tasting
Color Desc Dense garnet-red colour.
Aroma Discreet roasted nose, with black fruit and cloves.
Palate Fresh attack on the palate, with hints of eucalyptus. The wine is firm, dense and concentrated, full of sparkle. The wine's structure is capable of defying the passing years, a wine for laying down.
Finish The wine's structure is capable of defying the passing years, a wine for laying down.
Food Pairing Serve with meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes.
Aging Potential 2030-2050
Profile
Acidity (1-5)
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE
Body (1-5)
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE
Aroma (1-5)
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE
Astringency (1-5)
AVERAGE
Minerality (1-5)
AVERAGE
Enology
ABV % 14.1
Aging Process The wine is then aged between 16 and 18 months in French oak barrels, of which 60% are brand new, in a cellar maintained at 15°. Elévage in 60% new oak.
Fermentation After the de-stemming, the berries are carefully sorted, crushed, and poured into thermo-regulated wooden vats according to their plots. The alcoholic fermentation lasts from 7 to 10 days, and the extraction is always respectful of the juice by adjusting the number of pumpings depending on the cuvées and the vintages. The maceration lasts about 3 weeks, then the juice is drawn into barrels, lot by lot.
Terroir
Soil Garonne gravel, clayey gravel subsoil
Harvest Type manual
Harvest Desc Picked from the 8th to the 23rd of September. Harvesting within each plot and several passes through the vineyard enabled the full ripeness of each zone to be reached. The harvesting is done entirely by hand.
Interesting facts
First vintage produced in the estate's new winery, completely gravity-fed instead of using pumps. Blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.5% Merlot and 5.5% Cabernet Franc.