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CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON

2013 3ème Cru Classé Saint Julien

Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Saint Julien
Classification 3ème Cru Classé
ABV 13%

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Not very concentrated, quite high-toned floral fruit, Nicely lifted and surprisingly supple and all of a piece. Fresh and bright and succulent, the acidity does come up on the finish, but it lifts the fruit with it. Definitely an interesting drink for five years' time or so. 2017-2024 Rating: 89-90 L&S (Apr 2014)


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A strong effort from Langoa Barton, the 2013 possesses a deep ruby/purple color, a crunchy, juicy mid-palate, sweet tannins, adequate acidity, and a medium-bodied, fleshy mouthfeel. Atypically for this estate, it should drink well during its first 7-10 years of life. 2014-2024 Rating: 87-89 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Aug 2014)

Bright ruby-red. Fresh, precise scents of red berries, aromatic herbs, orange peel and cedar but this seems a little light on fruit to me. Better on the palate, showing spicy tobacco, orange and dark plum flavors with chewy, mounting tannins. The moderately persistent finish reveals repeating herbal notes, and I wonder if this has enough fruit to go more than a decade or so. Currently, I would suggest drinking up within eight years or so from the release date, but it may yet put on some flesh before it hits the market. Rating: 86-88 Ian d'Agata - Stephen Tanzer website (May 2014)

There are a lot of black fruits on the nose and the palate has concentration and depth of flavour. Cassis and black cherry are underpinned by liquorice and chocolate sweet fruited at the back the finish has depth and power. 2020-30 Rating: 90-93 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (May 2014)

Château Langoa Barton

Hugh Barton acquired the estate of Château Pontet-Langlois (and re-named it Langoa-Barton) in 1821, a few years before he then bought a portion of the estate of the Marquis de Léoville Beauvais, which he renamed Léoville Barton. The Barton's ownership of Langoa is the longest ownership by one family of any estate in the Médoc. There was no château to the Loville portion, and the wines were, and still are, made at Langoa. The Bartons had already been a fixture of the Bordeaux wine trade for a hundred years at this stage - Thomas Barton left his native Ireland in 1722 and settled in Bordeaux, eventually buying Château le Boscq in St Estèphe in 1745. His grandson Hugh, who bought the two Barton estates, developed a wine merchant's business with Daniel Guestier (Barton & Guestier), and the Guestier family proved crucial in protecting the Barton's châteaux during both the French Revolution and World War II when the Bartons had to flee France. Langoa Barton's vineyard classed as a 'Troisieme Cru Classé' in 1855, is quite small for this part of the Médoc with only 17 hectares in production. Planted with mostly Cabernet and Merlot, at 9100 vines per hectare, like Léoville itself. Also like Léoville, it is a terroir of deep gravel over clay. The average vine age is around 35 years.

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