2005 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

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2005 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, BordeauxThe 2005 Loville Barton is clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Powerful and strapping in the glass, the 2005 is a big, big wine. Huge swaths of tannin wrap around a core of inky black fruit, new leather, spice, gravel, mocha and liquorice. The wine's sheer density is impressive, but its balance is even more compelling. I might be tempted to give this another few years in the cellar. Readers lucky enough to own it will find a thrilling, potent

Pierre Lurton director

11% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot

marzipan and gingerbread

Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London

terroir-focused rosé

sometimes known as our “United Kingdom Cuvée” or “UKC”

toffee and hints of tobacco leaf

giving way to fruity notes of green orchard fruits and the sweetness of honeydew melon

wines from St Julien performed well

Creamy texture

Medium to full-bodied

almost as if it wrapped within a ball of Pinot fruit