Descripción

Château Léoville Barton 2006, segundo Cru Classé en 1855, procede de Saint-Julien, y ofrece lo mejor de esta famosa denominación. Es un burdeos clásico y potente, muy adecuado para la guarda. 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Léoville Barton
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2018
Grado
14.0% vol.
Variedad
82% Cabernet sauvignon, 18% Merlot
Otros formatos disponibles:
Origen
Saint-Julien

Cata

Vista
Color púrpura intenso.
Nariz
Intenso, expresivo con aromas mentolados, especiados y de frutos negros.
Boca
Se realzan las sensaciones de arándanos y grosellas negras y un sorprendente toque de pimienta blanca. Los taninos son delicados y aterciopelados. El vino es recto, bien equilibrado y con un gran potencial.
Temperatura de servicio
Entre 16 y 18 °C.
Consumo
Hasta 2045, aproximadamente, si se conserva en óptimas condiciones.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Viñedo ubicado en el corazón del 'terroir' de St Julien sobre laderas frente al río Gironda. Laboreo tradicional con arado sin emplear herbicidas.
Superficie
47 ha.
Edad
Cepas plantadas en 1984.
Suelo
Grava con subsuelo de arcilla.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual del 21 al 24 de septiembre (Merlot),y del 29 de septiembre al 6 de octubre (Cabernet).
Vinificación
Tras el despalillado, las bayas se seleccionan cuidadosamente, se trituran y se vierten en tinas de madera termorreguladas separadamente según las parcelas. La fermentación alcohólica dura de 7 a 10 días y la extracción es siempre respetuosa ajustando el número de remontados en función de cada cuvées y teniendo en cuanta las características de la añada. La maceración es de unas 3 semanas y luego se saca el vino en toneles, lote a lote.
Envejecimiento
Crianza entre 16 y 18 meses en barricas de roble francés de las cuales el 60% son nuevas, en la bodega mantenida a 15 °C. Las barricas se rellenan tres veces por semana para evitar cualquier contacto entre el vino y el aire, el trasiego es tradicional utilizando el método denominado "à l'esquive".

Opinión de los críticos

Wine Enthusiast :

In this wine, fine and rich tannins partner with powerful black-plum and black-currant fruits. Densely textured while also having swathes of rich fruits, the wine shows both a firm side and one that offers total deliciousness. As it matures, both these aspects will come together. Drink from 2027. 

James Suckling:

Sweet berries, blackberries, raspberries and violets follow through to a full body with extremely creamy, polished tannins that caress the palate. It’s really long and polished. Gorgeous finish. Drink after 2025.

Jeb Dunnuck:

This estate has been on fire in recent vintages, and the 2018 Château Léoville Barton is up there with the best of them. Based on 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot that was brought up in 60% new French oak, this classic, flawlessly balanced, straight-up awesome Saint-Julien has loads of cassis and mulberry fruits as well as notes of freshly sharpened pencils, leafy tobacco, chocolate, and earth. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, it has building tannins and healthy acidity, yet the fruit is pure, perfectly ripe, and wonderfully integrated with all the wine's components. As is normal with this cuvée, it closes down with extended air and is going to take a solid 8-10 years of bottle age to reach the early stages of maturity. It's going to evolve for 30-40 years in cold cellars.

Decanter:

They are just hitting it out of the park at Léoville Barton at the moment, keeping the relaxed and effortless feel of a great St-Julien but loading up on the complexity and concentration that lies behind it. You don't see all the mechanisms, but you know they are there.This is going to age exceptionally well, but there's a freshness and juiciness to the structure already that suggests it's going to be great fun to drink along the way. It has glass-staining extraction, with plenty of cassis, graphite and liquorice flavours - everything's turned up high. 60% new oak.

The Wine Advocate:

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Léoville Barton needs a little swirling to coax out delicate notions of fresh blackberries, mulberries and cassis, plus touches of pencil shavings, clove oil, charcoal and black truffles. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers a great intensity of earth and mineral-laced black fruit flavors, supported by firm, ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. Give it a good 4-5 years in bottle and drink it over the next 20 years+.