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Château Leoville-Barton

Château Léoville-Barton is a Second Growth Bordeaux located in St.-Julien. It was once part of a vast estate owned by the Marquis de Léoville. After the French revolution the estate was divided and sold at public auction. In 1836 an Irishman named Hugh Barton bought the property and it has remained with his descendants, the Barton family. One thing that sets Château Léoville-Barton wine apart from other Medoc wines is that it is made with only a small amount of Merlot. Since there is no château on the estate, the wine is actually made at nearby Château Langoa-Barton, also owned by the Barton family. The wines of Léoville-Barton have been extraordinarily well reviewed since the 1980s, and some critics consider them the best value of all the premier wines of St.-Julien. Château Léoville-Barton is made up of 123 acres of vineyards planted to 72 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot and 8% Cabernet France. The average age of the vines is 30 years. About 264,000 bottles are produced annually. La Reserve de Léoville-Barton is the estate's second wine.

1983 Château Leoville-Barton

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  90   

1990 Château Leoville-Barton

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill

RP  93+    
WS  93   
JR  18   

1995 Château Leoville-Barton

Light capsule condition issue

WS  94   
RP  91   
ST  91   
JR  17   
3 available
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2003 Château Leoville-Barton

Base neck fill

WS  98   
RP  96   
JD  96   
WE  95   
ST  93   
JR  17   
WS  #3 of 2006   

2005 Château Leoville-Barton

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  96   
ST  94   
RP  92   
JR  18   

2005 Château Leoville-Barton

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
ST  94   
RP  92   
JR  18   

2006 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  94   
WE  94   
WA  92   
ST  91+    
JR  16   
WS  #64 of 2009   
2 available
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2006 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  94   
WE  94   
WA  92   
ST  91+    
JR  16   
WS  #64 of 2009   

2009 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  95   
RP  93+    
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   
WS  #6 of 2012   
8 available
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2009 Château Leoville-Barton

WS  95   
RP  93+    
ST  93+    
JR  17.5   
WS  #6 of 2012   

2010 Château Leoville-Barton

WE  100   
JS  97   
RP  96+    
WS  96   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5+    
3 available
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2010 Château Leoville-Barton

Light capsule condition issue

WE  100   
JS  97   
RP  96+    
WS  96   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5+    

2010 Château Leoville-Barton

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WE  100   
JS  97   
RP  96+    
WS  96   
ST  94+    
JR  17.5+