Château Léoville-Barton 2010 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2010 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers a beautiful contained power as well as a fine richness. It reveals notes of fleshy wild strawberries, fleshy blackberry and small notes of cherry associated with fine touches of violet/flowers, Bourbon vanilla, toasted as well as a subtle hint of chocolate (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced,…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2007 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2007 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is beautifully elegant, fond and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a flattering side. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe raspberry and small notes of ripe berries associated with fine touches of tonka bean / mocha, sweet spices, a subtle hint of caramelization as well as a very…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2006 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2006 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose offers aromatic power, a fine incisive side as well as a fine concentration. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, ripe wild cassis and small notes of fleshy strawberry associated with fine touches of small berries, a hint of violet, slight hints of vanilla flowers, toasted as well as an imperceptible hint of cornflower…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2005 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2005 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, aromatic, elegant, precise (everything is in place!) and offers a fine grain. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, wild strawberry and small notes of black cherry associated with fine touches of gray pepper, violet, discreet hints of Sichuan pepper as well as a hint of nutmeg and Bourbon vanilla. The palate…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2004 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2004 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is gourmand, elegant and offers a small richness as well as a fine grain. It reveals notes of ripe strawberries, crushed blackberry and small notes of chocolate combined with slight hints of caramelization as well as a very discreet hint of Sichuan pepper and tonka bean. The palate is fruity, elegant, well-balanced and…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2000 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2000 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, powerful, beautifully-built as well as a truffle side. It reveals notes of black pepper, crushed cassis and small notes of crushed strawberry associated with fine touches of violet, undergrowth as well as hints of liquorice and caramelization. The palate is fruity, well balanced, very discreetly tight, fond and offers gourmandize, a…

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Château Léoville-Barton 1999 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 1999 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers delicacy as well as power (but precisely done). It reveals notes of ripe wild blackberry, very ripe strawberry and small notes of flowers associated with touches of very ripe berries as well as very discreet hints of Cuben pepper, nutmeg, sweet spices as well as a subtle hint…

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Château Léoville-Barton 1994 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 1994 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy and offers power as well as a fine grain. It reveals notes of dried cassis, dried blackberry and small notes of wild strawberry combined with fine touches of spices, cardamom, slight hints of nutmeg, white truffle, roasted hazelnut as well as a very discreet hint of pepper and violet. The…

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Château Beychevelle 1986 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

Château Beychevelle 1986 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, powerful, precise and offers a beautiful grain as well as density. It reveals notes of wild cassis, wild strawberry and small notes of violet, Cuben pepper associated with fine hints of Ceylan tea, exotic spices as well as very discreet hints of underwood and tonka bean. The palate is fruity, juicy,…

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Château Beychevelle 1996 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

Château Beychevelle 1996 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers power, a certain finesse, complexity as well as a certain power. It reveals notes of ripe raspberry, ripe blackberry and small notes of juicy cassis associated with small touches of Sichuan pepper, violet, tea as well as very fine hints of spices/exotic spices, mushroom and discreet hints of caramelization….

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