"Classic as Classic Gets" - 2022 Léoville Barton

"Classic as Classic Gets"

- 2022 Léoville Barton

The Second Growth powerhouse in St Julien, Château Léoville Barton, released its 2022 vintage today.  It has been called "one of the stars of the Médoc" by the William Kelley at the Wine Advocate.

Neal Martin, of Vinous, thinks "the 2022 Léoville Barton is a total model of classicism, even in this warm, dry year... This is classic as classic gets. Not interested in making the richest or showiest wines, nor interested in jacking up prices as high as they can be."  We can't think of better compliments than what he said.  This is a wine we love, year in, year out.

You can watch Madame Lilian Barton presenting her 2022 vintage in a video:

Tasting Notes

"One of the stars of the Médoc and a wine likely to equal or surpass its 2019 and 2016 counterparts, the 2022 Léoville Barton unwinds in the glass with deep aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, spices and tobacco leaf, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and layered palate that's vibrant,

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