Chateau Leoville Barton Reserve de Leoville Barton 2018

- 94 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: „Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Feine, einladende Edelholzwürze, schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, ein Hauch von Lakritze, etwas Nougat, attraktives Bukett. Saftig, schwarzbeerige Textur, engmaschig, reife, tragende Tannine, schokoladiger Touch im Abgang, mineralischer Rückgeschmack. Gute Frische, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial.“

- 91+ Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: „The 2018 La Reserve De Léoville Barton is a pretty, elegant wine that still has good concentration. Lots of darker, almost blue fruits, notes of violets and lead pencil, medium to full body, and just a lively, elegant profile all make for a beautiful, classic Saint-Julien that's very much in the style of this estate. It should benefit from 3-4 years in the cellar and keep for 15+.“

- 91 Punkte DECANTER, Jane Anson: „A smooth, rich and entirely successful second wine, with precision, polish and depth to the fruit through the palate, and a lovely fresh core that holds the fruit in place. Seems sure to age well. Still understated in that lovely St-Julien way but elegant rather than underpowered. Full of enjoyable damson and black cherry and a wash of smoked oak.“

- 90 Punkte VINOUS, Antonio Galloni: „The 2018 La Reserve de Leoville Barton is effusive and boisterous right out oft he gate. The estate’s second wine offers tons of immediacy, with scents of blueberry, pencil shavings, lavender and menthol open in the glass. The tannins are just a bit drying on the finish, so I would drink this sooner rather than later.“