2023 Château Langoa Barton, Cru Classé St-Julien

2023 Château Langoa Barton, Cru Classé St-Julien

Tasted April 2024. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV. Expressive and pure on the nose with lifted bramble fruit, and more opulent blackcurrant. Intense and concentrated on the palate, with very fine tannins, and a fresh, minty finish.

Critic score
93.25/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    France
  • Maturity
    Young 2026 - 2049info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Half (37.5cl.)
  • Classification
    Cru Classé (Medoc & Sauternes)

Tasting notes

The 2023 Langoa Barton is packed with dark red cherry, plum, spice, cedar and tobacco. Over the last few years, an updated style of vinification in a new cellar has yielded a bit more mid-palate sweetness, pliancy and resonance than in the past. It will be interesting to see where this goes, but clearly, we have entered into an era of Langoa. Tasted two times.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2024)
(91—93)/100

The 2023 Langoa Barton was picked from September 12 until October 2 at around 50hL/ha, with some "late" saignée for half the vat–when it has some “serious color,” according to Damien Barton. Two vats were chaptalized out of a total of 42, the highest at 15%, yielding an average alcohol of 13%. Matured in 60% new oak, it has a very perfumed bouquet with black plum, boysenberry and a touch of mint. This is notably forward and unabashed. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, a sorbet-fresh Langoa with a bright, almost pastille-like finish that lingers in the mouth. Very seductive and vivacious, I appreciate the nascent energy here.

Neal Martin, vinous.com (April 2024)
(91—93)/100

There’s depth of fruit here with blackberries, blackcurrants and hints of cedar and tobacco. The tannins are very solid and polished with juiciness and depth. Pristine. Bright acidity. 60% cabernet sauvignon, 37% merlot and 3% cabernet franc.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2024)
94—95/100

The 2023 Langoa Barton is a very accomplished wine, the family's new winery having permitted more precise, parcel-by-parcel winemaking as well as gentler handling of the fruit to deliver a wine with all this estate's customary intensity of flavor but more polish and refinement. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis and plums mingled with hints of pencil shavings and dried rose petals, it's medium to full-bodied, with an inky core of fruit, vibrant acids and plenty of suave structuring tannin. This classic blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc is sure to number among the intelligent purchases of the en primeur campaign.

William Kelley, robertparker.com (April 2023)
(93—95)/100

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