Château Leoville Barton 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2022, 75cl Løse flasker opulent and silky with lovely

opulent and silky with lovely cassis fruit richness

powdery tannins and bright acids

but with impressive intensity and an almost ethereal lightness

violets and creamy new oak

followed by blackberry

Château Leoville Barton 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2022, 75cl Løse flasker opulent and silky with lovelyThe 2022 Loville Barton is performing brilliantly in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, pen ink, cigar box and spices. Medium to full bodied, suave and velvety, it's dense and concentrated, with terrific energy and persistence. As readers will remember, it's the first vintage produced in the estate's new winery, which more than doubled the number of vats, permitting sub plot by sub plot harvesting and vinification,