Château Léoville Barton 2ème Cru Classé 2020

Stilistisch streng traditionell im besten Sinne, aber durch und durch groß, präsentiert sich der Léoville Barton 2020. Himbeerfrucht und Cassis sind noch im Vordergrund, aber man ahnt bereits, wie sie Tönen von Unterholz und feinstem Sattelleder Platz machen. Ein klassischer Claret für Bordeaux-Fans der britischen Schule.

James Suckling: „A full-bodied red that builds on the palate with lots of blackberry and blueberry character, as well as chocolate. Mineral and graphite undertones. Chewy, yet very integrated. Excellent, as expected.“ (96–97)

Jeb Dunnuck: „Deep purple – almost blue – in color, the 2020 Château Léoville Barton offers up an exotic, vibrant, perfumed nose that carries loads of pure cassis fruit interwoven with violets, sappy green herbs, and floral aromatics. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and concentrated, this thick, chewy, powerful Saint-Julien has good acidity, building, firm, yet ripe tannins, and a great finish. My money is on this requiring 15 years to come anywhere close to maturity. It doesn’t get any more classic Barton than this.“ (95–97)