2006-CHÂTEAU-LANGOA-BARTON-3ème-Cru-Classé-Saint-Julien

CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON

2006 3ème Cru Classé Saint Julien Château Leoville Barton

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Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Saint Julien
Classification 3ème Cru Classé
ABV 12.5%

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. Rating: 91 L&S (Apr 2007)

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The 2006 Château Langoa Barton has a lifted nose of small dark cherries, blackberry, incense and marmalade - quite showy for Langoa Barton - but there is joie-de-vivre here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, ripe and demonstrating impressive density plus a firm grip. This really coats the mouth in tannin, although it is still balanced. It just needs another 4-5 years in bottle, the stubborn little lady. Tasted January 2016. Drinking range: 2019 - 2035 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2016)

Bright red-ruby. Currant, black cherry, licorice, tar and minerals on the nose. Juicy, tightly wound and penetrating, with very good intensity but a distinct austerity to the medicinal dark fruit and mineral flavors. Brisk and delineated wine, finishing with firm, building tannins that call for five or six years of patience. Rating: 88 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 2009)

(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. Rating: 89-91 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 2007)

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