Chateau Leoville Barton 2008

Professionele reviews

Robert Parker (92)

Typically extracted and powerful (which is atypical in a vintage such as 2008), this offering may lack charm, but it is “locked and loaded” with plenty of background oak, huge black cherry and black currant fruit, medium to full body and a boatload of tannin. Forget it for 8-10 years and drink it over the following three decades.

Winespectator (91)

Alluring, with warm fig sauce, plum and currant paste notes liberally laced with espresso bean and dark roasted vanilla bean notes. Fleshy but focused, with the roasted edge adding definition and length.

Rene Gabriel (18)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.

BOW (8.25)