2004 Chateau Leoville Barton
Description
This is an impressively endowed vin de garde that should age effortlessly for 20-30 years. How Anthony Barton continues to fashion uncompromisingly primordial Bordeaux that are always among the biggest and densest of all the St.-Juliens is beyond me, but he does it year in and year out. Moreover, when it’s time to set the price, he appears to have the consumer foremost in his mind. The 2004 is a classic Leoville-Barton meant for long aging. Concentrated, with loads of smoke, creme de cassis, forest floor, and earthy notes emerge from this impressive, but oh, so backward wine.
- Alcohol %: 13%
- Decant Time: 2 hours
- Taste: ripe dark-fruit, black-cherry, cedary oak, gripping tannins, freshness, superb length, ripe strawberries, crushed blackberry, chocolate, caramelization, Sichuan pepper, tonka bean, acidulous frame, beautiful juiciness, fine minerality
- Food Matching: Roast lamb, Beef Wellington, Mushroom risotto, Aged hard cheeses
- Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 75%, Merlot : 23%, Cabernet Franc : 2%,
Tasting note
2004年的巴頓酒莊是聖朱利安區的瑰寶，展現了波爾多葡萄酒的優雅與精緻。酒精度13%，結構良好，經過2小時醒酒後，更能完整展現其複雜的香氣。口感上，成熟的黑色水果、多汁的黑櫻桃與生動的雪松橡木香氣交織。單寧既有力又柔順，賦予酒中段豐富的層次感和卓越的餘韻。這款葡萄酒非常適合搭配烤羊肉或威靈頓牛排，也能美妙地襯托蘑菇燴飯或熟成硬質乳酪。
The 2004 Chateau Leoville Barton, a gem from Saint-Julien, is a testament to the elegance and finesse that Bordeaux wines can achieve. With an alcohol content of 13%, it is a well-structured wine that benefits from a 2-hour decanting to fully express its complex bouquet. The palate is graced with ripe dark fruits, juicy black cherries, and a vivid cedary oak presence. The tannins are both gripping and supple, contributing to the wine's opulent mid-palate and superb length. This wine is a perfect match for dishes like roast lamb or Beef Wellington, and it will also complement a mushroom risotto or aged hard cheeses beautifully.
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