Château Leoville Barton 2. Cru Classe St. Julien 2005

Flaschenbewertung Juni 2015:
"Leoville Barton´s 2005 has an inky ruby/purple color and shows fairly high tannin levels, but the balance is slightly better that the Langoa Barton, which is very hard. This is probably a 30-year wine and needs at least another 20 years of cellaring, and while the tannins are high, they are balanced more thoroughly and competently. With deep cassis and red currant fruit, the wine is earthy, spicy, medium to full-bodied, and needs at least another decade. Drink it between 2025 and 2050."
92/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2025 - 2050

Robert Parker [WineAdvocate #164]:

A monumental beast possessing dramatic levels of concentration, tannin, and potential, Leoville-Barton's opaque purple-hued 2005 reveals amazingly sweet notes of black currants, damp forest floor, and spice box. It is a deep, powerful, unctuously-textured effort with enough acidity to provide freshness as well as definition. Broader and more masculine than the 2000, and more classic than the 2003, the 2005 is a monster meant for long-term aging. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2055.

94-96 Punkte

Rene Gabriel [Wein Wisser 04/2006]:

Dunkles, tiefes Granat mit violettem Schimmer. Nobles ,feines Bouquet, viel schwarze Kirschen. Edelhölzer, Zedern, sanft tintig im Untergrund. Im Gaumen viel Stoff, ausgeglichene Adstringenz, sehr guter Rückhalt, fleischige und asketische Tannine, viel Reife verlangende Gerbstoffe im Nachklang, Schwarzschokobitterkeit. Ein grosser Wein, Kraft und Finesse vereinend, mit tollem Potenzial.

19/20 Punkte - Trinken: 2010-2030