Château Langoa Barton 2009, St Julien84. 95 per bottle "The 2009 Langoa Barton has a gorgeous bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, cedar and light tobacco aromas that blossom from the glass. This feels so composed and pure. The palate is medium bodied with sappy black fruit, fine grain tannin, beautifully judged acidity and a svelte, languorous finish that fans out with style. What a gorgeous and utterly seductive Saint Julien. It turns out to be Langoa Barton, a wine that I have rated

4 bottles - Saint Emilion Grand Cru Declassified

Full body with layers of ultra-fine tannins and hints of tangy acidity

About 20% new barrels are used in the vinification of the Pauillac

19/20 (Drink now to 2024)

97 Points Decanter - 'Best in Show'

Produced from Merlot grown on their Monte Colombo vineyard in the Monferrato hills - combines rich vibrant fruit with toasty oak

the ripeness makes this very drinkable now and it will continue to develop more complexity over the next 5 years

particularly peach and nectarine with ripe pear and apple peel

the 2016 is a wine of pure and total seduction

Also some foie gras

and the 2016 vintage is arguably the finest we’ve tasted

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