2014 La Reserve de Leoville Barton, St. Julien, 2nd Wine of Chateau Leoville Barton
A fresher and lighter style with plenty of red fruit, some spice hints and notes of cedar. Medium bodied with gentle tannins.
2014 La Reserve de Leoville Barton, St. Julien, 2nd Wine of Chateau Leoville Barton
A fresher and lighter style with plenty of red fruit, some spice hints and notes of cedar. Medium bodied with gentle tannins.
Vinous
The 2014 Réserve de Léoville Barton has a little jamminess on the nose (one of the few Left Bank 2014s to demonstrate this.) It feels a little volatile and lacks some cohesion. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red and black fruit, voluminous and smooth, quite enjoying to drink even if it is not an intellectual prospect. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
86 Points / Drinking 2019 - 2026
By Neal Martin / March 2018
Vinous
The 2014 Réserve de Léoville Barton has a little jamminess on the nose (one of the few Left Bank 2014s to demonstrate this.) It feels a little volatile and lacks some cohesion. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red and black fruit, voluminous and smooth, quite enjoying to drink even if it is not an intellectual prospect. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
86 Points / Drinking 2019 - 2026
By Neal Martin / March 2018