CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON
2023 3ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Saint Julien |
| Classification | 3ème Cru Classé |
| ABV | 13% |
The 2023 Langoa Barton is a very accomplished wine, the family's new winery having permitted more precise, parcel-by-parcel winemaking as well as gentler handling of the fruit to deliver a wine with all this estate's customary intensity of flavor but more polish and refinement. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis and plums mingled with hints of pencil shavings and dried rose petals, it's medium to full-bodied, with an inky core of fruit, vibrant acids and plenty of suave structuring tannin. This classic blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc is sure to number among the intelligent purchases of the en primeur campaign. Rating: 93-95 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Apr 2024)
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Solid tannins, gorgeous iris and violet reflections, blueberry and cassis fruits, shot through with cigar box, this is a fairly old school Langoa in the best possibly way, juicy, sappy, nuanced, with chalky tannins that lift through the palate. Drinking range: 2030 - 2048 Rating: 94 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2024)
The 2023 Langoa Barton was picked from September 12 until October 2 at around 50hL/ha, with some "late" saignée for half the vat–when it has some “serious color,” according to Damien Barton. Two vats were chaptalized out of a total of 42, the highest at 15%, yielding an average alcohol of 13%. Matured in 60% new oak, it has a very perfumed bouquet with black plum, boysenberry and a touch of mint. This is notably forward and unabashed. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, a sorbet-fresh Langoa with a bright, almost pastille-like finish that lingers in the mouth. Very seductive and vivacious, I appreciate the nascent energy here. Drinking range: 2028 - 2045 Rating: 91-93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2024)
60 Cabernet Sauvignon, 37 Merlot, 3 Cabernet Franc: 60% new oak: 13% alc Langoa has nearly caught up with Léoville Barton in the last couple of vintages. While it doesn’t have as robust a core of Cabernet as its stablemate, which is critical for superstardom on the Left Bank in 2023, it is only a nudge behind. It will drink significantly earlier, so there is no reason to favour one wine over the other. The answer to your unasked question is to buy both and let Langoa lead where Léoville will follow. This is a generous wine with ripe, smooth and open fruit (aided by 37% Merlot), and it is the first time I have written the word ‘exotic’ about this oft-quietly formal wine. These quietly lavish moments suit this vintage because these floral curlicues and discreet fruit indulgences significantly add to Langoa’s appeal, making it a cunning purchase for those seeking wines with a little more immediacy without sacrificing elegance and balance. 18+/20 Rating: 18+ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (May 2024)
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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