Château Léoville Barton - St.-Julien 2000 (750ml)
Price: $205.00
| Producer | Château Léoville Barton |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2000 |
| Sku | 123516 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
I found this to be one of the more backward wines of the 2000 vintage and gave it a window of maturity of 2015-2040 when I reviewed it in 2003. In my two recent tastings of it I changed that window to 2018-2050 which probably says more than the following tasting note could say. This is a behemoth ? dense highly extracted very tannic broodingly backward with a dense purple color and very little evolution since it was bottled 8 years ago. Wonderfully sweet cedar and fruitcake notes are intermixed with hints of creme de cassis licorice and earthy forest floor. It is full-bodied and tannic with everything in place but like so many wines that come from Leoville Barton it makes a mockery of many modern-day consumers wanting a wine for immediate gratification. Those who bought it should continue to exercise patience and be proud to own a wonderful classic with five decades of longevity ahead of it.
