1985 Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien 1x750ml

Robert Parker 95

My favorite vintage from this chateau to drink today is the superb 1985 Leoville Barton, a sumptuous, demonstrative wine that bursts with aromas of cedary currant fruit, plums, loamy soil and cigar wrapper. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and charming, with an enveloping core of fruit, melting tannins, ripe acids and a long, expansive finish, it’s at its peak today but in no danger of imminent decline. [William Kelley, 23/01/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2015-2035

Vinous 94

Red-ruby. Ripe aromas of plum, currant, lead pencil and milk chocolate. Sweet but penetrating and gripping, with lovely clarity of flavor and terrific thrust. Classic claret, with lovely fruit and a very long, ripely tannic finish. A compelling example from this very elegantly styled vintage. Drink now through 2015. [Stephen Tanzer, 07/01/2002]