Leoville Barton 1970

Leoville Barton 1970

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  • Vinous rating 85
Leoville Barton 1970
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75 cl

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Château Léoville Barton 1970 (Mid-Shoulder) is a mature red wine from the St-Julien appellation of Bordeaux. This quintessential claret is produced mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller proportions of Merlot grown on the gravelly clay soils in the east of St-Julien. The wine is typically matured in 50% new oak for 18 months. This 1970 bottling has a mid-shoulder fill level. "It seems that Barton excels in dry, hot years such as 1970. Deep ruby with an amber edge, the wine is rich and full on the palate, with excellent concentration, a full-intensity bouquet of black currants and cedar wood, and moderate tannins. A ripe wine that is now ready to drink, this muscular, larger-scaled Leoville should continue to age well." Wine Advocate, 1998
85 Vinous
Next came a 1970 Léoville Barton. Predating Anthony Barton, this was not an auspicious era for one of my favourite Saint-Julien estates. With rusty old nails on the nose and a touch of chlorophyll, this lacks the cohesion of its peers. The palate is better with decent weight, surprisingly sweet (maybe chaptalized?) fruit, nice balance, yet far away from what you would call a complex wine. I wonder if there are superior examples out there.

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Hailing from the appellation of Saint Julien in Bordeaux, Château Leoville Barton has been family-run since 1826 with the famous Anthony Barton raising the estate to ever greater heights in the second half of the 20th century and his daughter Lilian taking the reins in recent years.

A superb quality Second Growth, Château Leoville Barton is renowned for producing old-school wines that are intensely structured and often require extended cellaring before entering their prime drinking window. The estate also produces an excellent quality second wine, La Réserve de Barton, a red wine produced from young vines. Vineyard holdings cover 51 hectares - planted to 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

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