Langoa Barton - Saint-Julien 2010

Vinous

95 / 100

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2020

The 2010 Langoa-Barton has a very serious complex and involving bouquet with blackberry, cedar, sage and light sous-bois aromas that are exquisitely defined. The oak here is seamlessly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple rounded tannins that frame its payload of black fruit laced with white pepper and cedar. It fans out brilliantly towards the finish. It is so velvety in texture that you could almost broach this now, but its substance and weight suggests that it deserves another few years in the cellar. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal. Drink 2024-2050

Wine Advocate

92 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 05/03/2020

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

91 / 100

par Stephen Tanzer le 31/08/2013

Bright ruby.  Sweet, high-pitched aromas of cassis and leather lifted by flowers.  Ripe, chewy flavors of red fruits, spices, flowers and leather struck me as a bit Burgundian.  Lovely depth and sweetness for this bottling.  A big success in 2010, tactile and inviting from the start but with the stuffing and energy for mid-term aging.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2013

Tightly focused, with a beam of cassis and blackberry fruit framed by integrated espresso and charcoal notes. The ample structure drives the polished finish, allowing extra notes of plum sauce, pastis and blueberry coulis to stride through. Shows serious grip at the very end. Best from 2016 through 2035. –JM

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/03/2013

Another wine showing better from bottle than it did from barrel, the 2010 Langoa Barton has the typical structured, dense style, but just as I thought earlier on, it is a much softer and more developed wine than one ordinarily expects from proprietor Anthony Barton. It is full-bodied and impressively endowed with subtle oak, rich cassis fruit and notes of new saddle leather, forest floor, cedar wood and spice box. Full, authoritative and dense, this wine should be at its best between 2018 and 2035.

Jamessuckling.com

93 / 100

par James Suckling le 17/02/2013

Blueberry and blackberry aromas with hints of mint. Full body, with fine tannins and a chocolate, vanilla and berry aftertaste. This builds on the palate with fruit and tannins. Extremely polished. Better in 2017

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 12/02/2013

Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. Although Anthony Barton’s wine may become overshadowed by his brilliant Léoville, do not ignore that gem. The Langoa Barton has a supremely well-defined bouquet: classy, refined and perfectly pitched. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and wonderful focus. Silky smooth in texture, harmonious with a pure and shimmering finish, this constitutes one of the finest Langoa-Barton wines in recent years. Tasted November 2012

WeinWisser

18 / 20

le 31/05/2011

73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Sattes Purpur-Granat. Geniales Bouquet, rote Pflaumen, Cassis, dunkle Hölzer und feine Schwarzschokonoten. Samtener Gaumen mit überraschend viel Charme in den erstaunlich fetten Tanninen, gebündeltes, verlangendes Finale mit warmer, reifer Cabernet-Würze. Wieder ein genialer Langoa, vielleicht der beste je produzierte. Mit einer guten Chance auf 19/20 in etwa 15 Jahren. Erstmalig über dem Barton! 2021-2045.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

par Robert Parker le 31/05/2011

2010: Softer than I expected given the highly extracted, exceptionally tannic wines routinely produced by proprietor Anthony Barton, the oaky, powerfully concentrated, dense 2010 Langoa Barton possesses silky, well-integrated tannins. Nevertheless, the level of wood and the primary nature of the black currant and black cherry fruit suggest 7-8 years of cellaring will be essential. This is a 30-year wine. Drink 2018-2048

La Revue du Vin de France

17-18 / 20

le 31/05/2011

Avec son nez raffiné, le 2010 est un vin déjà très charmeur et savoureux, doté d'une bouche tout en fruit et d'un équilibre idéal. L'ensemble est fondu, généreux et flatteur. La finale est admirable de pureté.

Le Point

16,5 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 12/05/2011

Fruits noirs, violette, nez assez explosif, bouche tendre, fraîche, élégante, serrée, petits tanins croquants, bien fruité. O=2018 G=18 ans

Decanter Magazine

18 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 30/04/2011

Very good extraction of supple, succulent ripe fruit, a beautifully lifted and long palate, the length and harmony of a great Langoa. Drink 2018-35. (18 points)

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

par James Suckling le 30/04/2011

What a depth of fruit here, with dark chocolate and currants and blackberries. Full and velvety. Wonderful texture. Like it. Better than 2009.

Wine Spectator

92-95 / 100

par James Molesworth le 30/04/2011

Pure, with a gorgeous beam of dark cassis and violet racing along, while black tea, spice, tobacco and tar flitter in the background. The finish is superpolished and very, very long. —J.M.

TAST

18 / 20

par Bettane & Desseauve le 30/04/2011

Excellent et plus diversifié, (myrtille, poivre, cèdre, violette), ce jour-là, que Léoville, tendu et charnu à la fois, très précis en fin de bouche.

Jancis Robinson

17,5 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 19/04/2011

Tasted 17 Feb: Blend just done. Very dark purple. Really rather exotic on the nose. Very lustrous and luscious. Extremely ripe and hedonistic – like 2009 but with more tannin. Tasted blind 8 Apr: Mid crimson. Notably ripe with black fruits on the nose. Then sinew and a cool finish but much more luscious than some St-Juliens. Not tarted up. A very good ambassador for the vintage’s characteristics. Dry finish. Very fine tannins. Succulent fruit on the nose. Lively and polished and with real vitality and pzazz. Good lift yet the solid framework of a fine St-Julien. Still very embryonic with lots of fine tannins. (Score 17.5 22-35) Drink 2020-2035

Wine Enthusiast

92-94 / 100

par Roger Voss le 08/04/2011

This wine strikes a wonderful balance between freshness, acidity and dark tannins, giving it immense structure and delicious fruit. Powerful but elegant.-R.V.