2019 Château Langoa-Barton, Cru Classé St-Julien

2019 Château Langoa-Barton, Cru Classé St-Julien

Critic score
95.5/100 info
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Impériale
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£232.00

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Saint-Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Impériale (600cl.)
  • ABV
    13%
  • Classification
    Cru Classé (Medoc & Sauternes)

Tasting notes

The 2019 Langoa Barton has a very typical Langoa nose, which is a good thing, sporting vivacious black cherries, blackberry, crushed iris, cedar and light blood orange scents lurking offstage. Lovely oak integration here. The palate is beautifully defined on the entry, a structured almost big-boned Langoa with enormous grip on the spicy finish. I love the generosity of this Saint-Julien, one that I suspect will be seductive on release but don't be deceived - it deserves cellaring lest you get a smacked wrist for being impatient.

Neal Martin, vinous.com (June 2020)
(93—95)/100

This is totally stunning, demonstrating depth, texture, salinity and flesh. It manages to be both austere and generous at the same time, pushing and pulling. It's a totally different conversation to many others wines this year. There was no frost effect here, although some of their other estates were fully wiped out. Harvested 23-29 September from 7.25ha planted at densities ranging between 6,500-12,600 vines per hectare. 100% new oak.

Jane Anson, Decanter (June 2020)
97/100

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