Description

A Saint-Julien troisième grand cru classé, Château Langoa-Barton owns vines located between Beychevelle and Saint-Julien which draw all the nutrients they need from the gravel soils which sit on a clay bedrock full of pebbles.

Harvested by hand, each plot of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc are vinified separately. The wine is aged for 18 months in barrels whose proportion of new wood can be anywhere from 50% to 70%. Tasting it reveals and aromatic, structured wine which would well to be left in the cellar to age for several years.

Wine Advocate : “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.”