2006 CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 3ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
2006 CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 3ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
| Grapes: | Origin: France, Bordeaux |
Lea & Sandeman review
Lovely nose, expressive and complex. A very classical profile, flowing and fresh, the usual richness of spice and savour, complex and interesting, tannic finale. Although this is mostly from defined vineyards, it does also take up some of the off-cuts of Léoville Barton, and this year has a slightly higher Merlot content than usual. 91/100Other reviews and comments
One of my perennial favourites, this does not disappoint even though the nose is just a little too lean for my liking. The palate shows greater promise with ample black fruits, a supple, lithe texture and like Léoville Barton, a surprising amount of grip and persistency. Perhaps not a subtle wine, much more sinewy than recent Langoas, a wine that wants to emulate and perhaps even surpass its big brother. It will not do that this year...but it will come close, no doubt at its usual very reasonable price.
90-92/100
Neal Martin's Wine Journal, erobertparker.com
Intense colour, lovely concentration of wild black berry fruits with a touch of wild violets, very fine balance between ripe vineyard fruit and Saint-Julien class, masses of ripe tannins that will ensure a long life, very good indeed. 2013-30.
****
www.decanter.com
Balanced and refined, with silky tannins and lots of dark chocolate and mineral. Medium- to full-bodied, with a lasting finish. Lovely.
89-91/100
James Suckling, The Wine Spectator
(70% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot and 5% cabernet franc) Good deep red-ruby. Lively aromas of redcurrant, smoke, tobacco and nutty oak. Lush and broad, with a restrained sweetness to its plum and redcurrant flavors. Finishes with serious but ripe tannins. This shows more structure than the lighter 2004 and more vinosity, and perhaps more even ripeness than the chunkier 2005.
89-91/100
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Much like its more famous sibling, Leoville Barton, the 2006 Langoa Barton is a heady, ripe, dense, tannic, powerful wine possessing a deep ruby/purple color as well as aromas of underbrush, damp earth, creme de cassis, and licorice. Rich, layered, and impressive, it will be drinkable between 2013-2030.
90-92/100
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
Very dark crimson. Fresh glossy black cherry aromas. Very well balanced and gracious on the front palate with a nice fragrant dry, racy style. This could easily be Langoa (as indeed it was - I do try not to guess when tasting but this just swamped me with identity). Very dry finish but not drying. Lift and grace. Just falls away very slightly on the finish. Bone dry - no tarty sweetness. 2014-20
17.5-
Jancis Robinson MW OBE - www.JancisRobinson.com
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