Château Leoville Barton 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2024, 75cl 3-set with a sumptuous core of

with a sumptuous core of rich

It's very balanced

tangy acids and beautifully refined tannins

lilacs and cinnamon stick over a core of red and black currant preserves plus hints of dried herbs and sweaty saddles

Château Leoville Barton 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2024, 75cl 3-set with a sumptuous core ofThe 2022 Loville Barton is performing brilliantly in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, pen ink, cigar box and spices. Medium to full bodied, suave and velvety, it's dense and concentrated, with terrific energy and persistence. As readers will remember, it's the first vintage produced in the estate's new winery, which more than doubled the number of vats, permitting sub plot by sub plot harvesting and vinification,