Léoville Barton - Saint-Julien 2010

Vinous

95

byNeal Martinthe4/30/2020

The 2010 Léoville Barton is cut from a very different cloth to the Langoa this year with more amplitude on the nose and more red fruit. It is very well delineated, very intense with almost honey-like aromas emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent, ripe tannins. This is a multi-dimensional Léoville-Barton with tobacco-infused black fruit gripping the finish and not letting go. Afford this wine another few years in bottle. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting. Drink 2025-2055

Wine Advocate

91

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe3/5/2020

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

94

byStephen Tanzerthe8/31/2013

Deep ruby.  Very ripe, powerful aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice and bitter chocolate.  Sweet, dense, ripe and deep, with outstanding purity and intensity to its plush black fruit and spice flavors.  This has the sweetness of a great Napa Valley cabernet along with buns of steel.  Finishes with penetrating fruit and outstanding verve and persistence.  For all its creamy richness, this should be extremely long-lived. 94 (+?) points

Wine Spectator

96

byJames Molesworththe3/31/2013

Takes a modern approach, with dark mocha- and espresso-infused toast leading the way, featuring an extra ganache kicker before dark currant preserves and roasted plum fruit strides in. Dense and extracted through the polished finish, this features a charcoal spine that gives rise to extra blueberry and pastis notes. Should cruise in the cellar. Best from 2018 through 2038. –JM

Wine Advocate

96

byRobert Parkerthe3/1/2013

A splendid showing, much stronger from bottle than it was from barrel, the Leoville Barton is one of the spectacular wines of the vintage. Inky purple to the rim, its huge tannin gives this wine real potential for 30-50 years of longevity. It is a classic, powerful Bordeaux made with no compromise. A superstar of the vintage, the wine has notes of pen ink and creme de cassis, good acidity, sweet, subtle oak, and massive extraction and concentration. I thought it was one of the most backward wines of the vintage two years ago, and nothing has changed in the ensuing upbringing of the wine in cask except that the wine now seems even richer, denser and fuller than I previously thought. The beautiful purity, symmetry, and huge finish of nearly a minute make this one of the all-time great classics from Leoville Barton. Anticipated maturity: 2028-2065+.96+

Wine Advocate

97

byNeal Martinthe2/12/2013

Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. Anthony Barton appeared to have made a scintillating wine in 2010 and I hoped it would live up to expectations. It does. And judging by the mutterings I heard from others, I was not alone in that opinion. The Leoville Barton is more bashful on the nose than the Langoa Barton, although there are clearly abundant, pure blackberry and blueberry fruit encased within and they will burst forth with bottle age. The palate offers exquisite balance with luscious, intense black tarry fruit on the entry that exert a gentle but insistent grip. There is a wonderful symmetry to this wine and a life-affirming sense of harmony and precision on the finish. This is unequivocally a fabulous Leoville Barton enveloped in an effortless aura – a wine that easily surpassed even my own lofty expectations. Tasted November 2012.

Jamessuckling.com

97

byJames Sucklingthe2/3/2013

Aromas of pure blackberries and violets follow through to a full body, with super velvety tannins and a delicious balance of sweet fruit, light vanilla and nuts. Really savory and beautiful. Superb wine. I like this better than 2009. Try in 2018.

Wine Advocate

91-93

byRobert Parkerthe5/31/2011

2010: The 2010 Leoville Barton was almost impossible to evaluate because of its highly extracted, masculine, muscular style. However, it exhibits a dense purple color along with surprising amounts of oak, excruciatingly painful tannin levels, good acidity and a massive mouthfeel. One of the biggest, most backward wines of the vintage, forget it for a decade and drink it over the following 30+ years. Unfortunately, I have passed the age where it makes sense to buy a wine such as this. Drink 2021-2051 (91-93+ points)

WeinWisser

18

byTjark Witzgallthe5/31/2011

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc. 40 hl/ha. Sattes Purpur-Granat. Nobles Bouquet mit viel würzigem, tiefgründigem Cabernet-Touch, Brombeeren und Cassis und Palisandernoten. Seidiger Gaumen, lang geformt, mit eleganter Adstringez, Laktritze und wieder viel Cassis im sehr langen Finale, bei dem man sich dann hinten etwas mehr Druck gewünscht hätte. 2018-2055

Asian Palate

91-93

byJeannie Cho Lee MWthe5/24/2011

The deep ruby 2010 Leoville-Barton offers up notes of ripe blackberries, plums, blackberries and cedar, followed by elegant and balanced fruit flavours in the middle and finish. This is not a dense wine like many 2010s but has great depth and balance and ability to age, and should be approachable in about 7-10 years.

Le Point

18,5

byJacques Dupontthe5/12/2011

Tendu, frais, explosion de fruits en milieu de bouche, cabernet sauvignon de très haute qualité et d'une grande pureté. Bouche fine, élégante, vin frais, fin, finale sapide, tendu. O=2019 G=20 ans

Jamessuckling.com

97-98

byJames Sucklingthe4/30/2011

This is phenomenal, with dark fruits, with cassis and blackberries Full and super silky, with incredible fruit and ripe tannins. It goes on and on. So much depth of fruit here. Barton is on a roll again in this vintage.

Wine Spectator

94-97

byJames Molesworththe4/30/2011

Dark and winey, with a terrific core of plum and macerated black currant fruit woven with a note of black cherry reduction. Tarry but polished. Grippy but velvety. And plenty long. —J.M.

TAST

18

by Bettane & Desseauvethe4/30/2011

Barrique en évidence, ce qui masque et révèle à la fois, corps un rien asséché mais noblesse aromatique plus affirmée, très beau style médocain classique.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96

byJeff Levethe4/25/2011

Leoville Barton – Deep ruby with purple accents, cassis, earth and spice aromas open to a big mouthful of juicy, chewy, tannic, cabernet sauvignon. While tannic and broad shouldered, the tannins are soft and round. This is one of my favorite vintages of Leoville Barton. Like all the estates wines, this will age well, but it should be accessible earlier than 2005. 94-96 Pts

Jancis Robinson

17,5

byJancis Robinsonthe4/19/2011

Black with a purple edge. Less obviously aromatic than the Langoa 2010. Drier but still very ripe and voluptuous. Tea leaves and a savoury note. Real energy. This should be a very long-term player. Tasted blind 8 Apr: Still lots of blue in the colour here. Scented and mineral. Relatively lightweight. Bone dry. A bit austere at the moment. Makes me think that these 2010s need a fair amount of weight to work..? Quite long though. (Score: 17++ 22-36) This wine may overtake Langoa in the long term but is certainly less expressive at this stage. Drink 2020-2040 (17,5+ points)

Wine Enthusiast

97-99

byRoger Vossthe4/8/2011

This is a big, solid, wood-powered wine. New wood offers immense structure, while the acidity gives necessary freshness. A solid wine, very concentrated, with an immensely long future.-R.V.