Chateau Leoville Barton Bordeaux 2009 Back Vintage All about class and harmony

All about class and harmony

but the fruit returns behind

Yeringberg pulled out its original shiraz because no-one wanted to buy it

There is both good verve and detail to the nicely focused and relatively powerful flavors that display firm but not rustic tannins on the youthfully austere finale where the wood suggested by the nose reemerges

Extraordinary colour given very short light vinification

Chateau Leoville Barton Bordeaux 2009 Back Vintage All about class and harmonyThe 2009 Loville Barton shows lovely meat juice and brown spice aromas. The palate is medium bodied with supple tannin, juicy and slightly chewier than its peers, well judged acidity with ample density and rondeur towards the finish. It might benefit from another year in bottle but otherwise, this is just a wonderful, life affirming and disarmingly charming Loville Barton. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 2009 Bordeaux tasting. Neal Martin