Léoville Barton - Saint-Julien 2012

The Wine Independent

94

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe12/20/2023

The 2012 Leoville Barton has a medium to deep garnet-brick color. It wafts effortlessly out of the glass with evocative scents of boysenberries, juicy black plums, and crème de cassis, followed by earthy/minerally suggestions of iron ore, pencil lead, and charcoal. The medium-bodied palate offers a firm, grainy texture and bright acidity to counter the taut black fruit and earthy nuances, finishing long and energetic.

Wine Advocate

93-93

byNeal Martinthe9/20/2022

The 2012 Léoville-Barton has a touch more precision and drive compared to 2012 Langoa-Barton, blackberry and raspberry, cedar and mint, almost Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, quite feisty and vibrant with good concentration on the finish. This is quite a serious Saint-Julien, and it has the substance to age well in bottle. Excellent. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.

Wine Advocate

92

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2015

Dense ruby/purple, with cassis licorice and forest floors notes in the aromatics, Léoville-Barton’s 2012 is a relatively big, rich, masculine style of wine. This full-bodied wine needs 5-8 years of cellaring and should evolve easily for 25-30 years.

Jamessuckling.com

91

byJames Sucklingthe2/15/2015

Floral and fruity red with hints of vanilla. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a crisp finish. Loosely knit. This needs three or four years to come together. Better after 2018.

Wine Spectator

89

byJames Molesworththe2/10/2015

Features a chewy edge, with anise, blackberry and black currant fruit notes held together by an ample dose of roasted apple wood. A chewy feel holds the finish, with plum skin and singed wood details lingering. This feels like it may have dried out just a bit since the barrel tasting. Best from 2016 through 2022. 12,500 cases made. –JM

Jancis Robinson

17,5

byJancis Robinsonthe12/11/2014

More delicate and reserved on the nose than the Langoa. More fragrant and a touch leafier but still with sweet dark fruit. Delicious on the palate - has everything: freshness of fruit and acidity, tannins that are ripe and firm but in the background and a long juicy finish. (JH)13% Drink 2020-2035

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

88-90

byIan D'Agatathe6/30/2013

Dark ruby. Delicately smoky nuances complement dark plum and fresh blackcurrant on the subdued nose. Lively flavors of red cherry, violet, minerals and bitter chocolate show less fat but more cut than those of the Langoa Barton, with a slightly edgy quality to the wine's acidity. The moderately long finish comes across as a little tart today. I did not find the usual ripeness of Leoville Barton.

Le Point

16

byJacques Dupontthe5/16/2013

Fruits noirs, épices, très cabernet, bouche fraîche, tendue, vive, de l'éclat, du fruit, joli vin en devenir. O= 2017 G= 14 ans.

Wine Advocate

93-95

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2013

The Grand Vin is a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc picked between 3 and 15 October at 32hl/ha. It is more introspective than the Langoa at this early stage, but perhaps more complex with subtle tertiary and pencil lead scents infusing the black fruit profile. The palate is superbly balanced with fine tannins, delineated black and red fruit infused with graphite borrowed north from Pauillac. It exudes focus and precision and should be one of the finest Saint Julien 2012s. Tasted April 2013.

Wine Spectator

90-93

byJames Molesworththe4/30/2013

Tight, with an iron spine driving through the red currant, steeped cherry and blackberry core. The toast emerges on the finish, showing well-integrated briary grip. Features solid stuffing for the vintage. —J.M.

matthewjukes.com

18

byMatthew Jukesthe4/30/2013

Small crop and quite extracted this is a rich, dark Barton but there is admirable freshness & crunch, too.

Wine Advocate

90-92

byRobert Parkerthe4/26/2013

This well-made, complete St.-Julien possesses a dense purple color as well as surprisingly soft tannins for this wine which tends to be jacked up with a lot of structure, masculinity and muscle in most vintages. The 2012 offers attractive cedary, black currant fruit and vanilla notes, and a medium-bodied, denser mid-palate than many of its peers’. The tannins are noticeable in the finish, so give this wine 4-5 years of cellaring and drink it over the following two decades as it will be one of the longer lived wines of the vintage.Drink: 2017 - 2037

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93

byJeff Levethe4/26/2013

Reticent aromas of oak, forest and cassis opened to a soft, medium/full-bodied wine dominated by fresh black cherries and cassis. Produced from a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the wine will be aged in 60% new French oak. Tannic, but refined, this will need time to come together. 91-93 Pts

Jancis Robinson

17,5

byJancis Robinsonthe4/23/2013

Drink 2022-2045Very neutral nose that opened out to something pretty savoury. Very attractive, fine, top-quality oak on the finish. Lovely balance. Should just get better and better. Everything seems ripe and in balance here.

Decanter.com

17,75

bySteven Spurrierthe4/22/2013

Dense black-red, firm, quite spicy Cabernet Sauvignon, both ripeness and firmness is there, elegance over power and a good future. 17.75/20pts ( 92/100pts)Drink: 2017 - 2035

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16,3

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/22/2013

Couleur sombre de bonne intensité et belle. Nez fruité de type frais et un peu vif. Caressant en entrée de bouche, le vin se développe très fruité, aromatique, savoureux avec du goût, une corpulence normale et des tanins fins dans la persistance. Il s’achève parfumé. Très agréable.

Jamessuckling.com

91-92

byJames Sucklingthe4/4/2013

A wine with a very good depth of fruit with currants, hints of herbs and juicy fruit. Full body. A little loosely knit for LB but pretty all the same.

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 83 % Merlot 15 % Cabernet Franc 2 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2012
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 83 % Merlot 15 % Cabernet Franc 2 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2012
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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