{"product_id":"chateau-leoville-barton-saint-julien-2eme-cru-classe-2018","title":"Château Léoville Barton, Saint-Julien 2ème cru classé 2018","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e‘A brilliant Léoville, continuing to impress as it has every time I have tasted it. The width and depth of the ripe tannins is matched pace for pace by an elegance to the cassis, bilberry, blackcurrant fruit. As it opens, cocoa bean, smoked earth, charcoal, graphite and woodsmoke come spiralling out of the glass, and this is just gorgeous. Easily one of the wines of the vintage not just in St Julien but across Bordeaux. 70% new oak. Technical director François Brehant, consultant Eric Boissenot.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e97\/100 Jane Anson, March 2022 \n\n\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e‘In this wine, fine and rich tannins partner with powerful black-plum and black-currant fruits. Densely textured while also having swathes of rich fruits, the wine shows both a firm side and one that offers total deliciousness. As it matures, both these aspects will come together. Drink from 2027.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e97\/100 Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast May 2021 \u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e‘This estate has been on fire in recent vintages, and the 2018 Château Léoville Barton is up there with the best of them. Based on 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot that was brought up in 60% new French oak, this classic, flawlessly balanced, straight-up awesome Saint-Julien has loads of cassis and mulberry fruits as well as notes of freshly sharpened pencils, leafy tobacco, chocolate, and earth. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, it has building tannins and healthy acidity, yet the fruit is pure, perfectly ripe, and wonderfully integrated with all the wine's components. As is normal with this cuvée, it closes down with extended air and is going to take a solid 8-10 years of bottle age to reach the early stages of maturity. It's going to evolve for 30-40 years in cold cellars.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccite\u003e97\/100 Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com March 2021 \n\n\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"vertical-align: bottom; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;\" alt=\"Road sign for Saint Julien Beychevelle in the Médoc\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/2438\/3912\/t\/3\/assets\/description_image_st_julien_beychevelle.jpg?v=1600193019\" title=\"Nice neighbourhood\" width=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Léoville-Barton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48730630914384,"sku":"LEOVIL18","price":172.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/2438\/3912\/files\/chateau-leoville-barton-saint-julien-2eme-cru-classe-2018.jpg?v=1784030418","url":"https:\/\/bubblebrothers.ie\/en-gb\/products\/chateau-leoville-barton-saint-julien-2eme-cru-classe-2018","provider":"Bubble Brothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}