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| The Leoville Barton tasting at Moncharm |
I have tasted this second growth Bordeaux
twice thus far, once with my colleagues at Moncharm
and again at home. It performed slightly better on the latter occasion as it
had a little while longer in the decanter to open up. The Leoville Barton 2006
has a very lovely upfront nose of tobacco, vanilla and lead pencil and is very strong
and fragrant. Once in the glass has a
very purple almost blue hue to it. On
the palate there is a lovely black raspberry taste, then you are hit
with the mouth puckering acidity with a very tannic finish as it’s still very
young but don’t be fooled there is a very fine balance going on here, between its
youthful tannins and the acidity. Quite pleasant to drink now with a nice
dinner but it would most definitively benefit from another 5+ years cellaring
time. A tough choice to make however, in hindsight I’m glad I opened it when I
did. This proved to be quite a red herring as I did not expect it to perform
quite as well as it did, I look forward to tasting this in the years to come to
see how it evolves. Impressive! Given the price I may invest in a case for future drinking.
92+/100
