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La Réserve de Léoville Barton Château Léoville Barton Red wine ● Saint-Julien

1998 75cl
Photo for illustration purposes only. Vintage sold: 1998
La Réserve de Léoville Barton - Château Léoville Barton - 1998 - Rouge
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In a few words ...

The grapes are harvested entirely by hand. After the grapes are meticulously sorted, crushed and placed in into thermo-regulated wooden vats, depending on the plot. Alcoholic fermentation lasts 7 to 10 days, and extraction is always extraction is always respectful of the juice, adjusting the number of by adjusting the number of pump-overs according to cuvées and vintages. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks, followed by barrel ageing barrels is carried out batch by batch. The wine is made from young vines from the estate's young vines and from plots that have not yet required to enter into the composition of the Grand Vin. The wine is then aged for 16 to 18 months in in 1-wine French oak barrels, in a cellar maintained at à 15°.

Tasting notes

Appearance

The garnet-red color is striking in its depth and density, with a beautiful brilliance.

Aroma

The racy nose expresses spicy, peppery, empyreumatic notes and a hint of strawberry jam.

Wine Empyreumatic | Spicy

Taste

The attack is frank, with great amplitude and a fine tannic structure. Delicate notes of vanilla and pigeon heart cherry emerge on the palate.

Wine Tannic

Product details

Keeps

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Peak

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Service

17°C

Grape varieties Cabernet-franc, Cabernet-sauvignon, Merlot

Terroir -

Culture type

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Alcohol

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Content

75cl

Decanting

60 min.

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4.5
It deserves to be decanted to reveal its full potential. A delight with a roast among friends
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4.5
Well-balanced tannins and roundness, very pleasant on the palate. This 2nd wine is a bargain.
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4.5
Fruit, roundness and elegance that make you want to try the great Chateau cuvées.
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Already very good potential. A fruity, powerful St Julien with a beautiful subtlety. I prefer it with 1 hour of carrafage earlier than later.