2023 Chateau Langoa Barton 3eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien 1x750ml

Vinous 92

The 2023 Langoa Barton has a clean, well-defined, almost understated bouquet with blackberry, black plum and raspberry fruit, quite open and expressive. The palate is medium-bodied with finely wound tannins, graceful with ample weight on the mid-palate. No fireworks nor ostentation, lightly spiced with a cohesive finish, this Langoa Barton will age gracefully in bottle. [Neal Martin, 02/01/2026]

Anticipated maturity: 2028-2045

Robert Parker 93-95

The 2023 Langoa Barton is a very accomplished wine, the family’s new winery having permitted more precise, parcel-by-parcel winemaking as well as gentler handling of the fruit to deliver a wine with all this estate’s customary intensity of flavor but more polish and refinement. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis and plums mingled with hints of pencil shavings and dried rose petals, it’s medium to full-bodied, with an inky core of fruit, vibrant acids and plenty of suave structuring tannin. This classic blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc is sure to number among the intelligent purchases of the en primeur campaign. [William Kelley, 04/26/2024]