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2012 Château Langoa Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (22%), Cabernet Franc (8%)
Ready - at best (Drink 2018 - 2037)
Jancis Robinson MW
16.5/20
James Molesworth
87-90/100
90/100
Product: 20121012172

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2012 Château Langoa Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

Cabernet Sauvignon is 70% of the blend, with 22% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, all of which will be aged in 60% new barrels.

Ch. Langoa Barton impresses in 2012. The character of its Cabernet Sauvignon is vivid and expressive, created from low yields by nature’s vicissitudes during the growing season and supported by a rigorously enforced selection process, which removed any fruit deemed even possibly unripe. The wine presents with a remarkably juicy initial expression of cassis and the palate remains fruit-driven. Any thoughts that Langoa might tend towards rusticity in this vintage should be dismissed although the wine should be considered for earlier drinking after five or so years.

Mark Pardoe MW, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - at best (2018 - 2037)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (22%), Cabernet Franc (8%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Langoa-Barton

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 16.5/20

Mid garnet. Looks very slightly more evolved than the Léoville Barton tasted alongside. Already with some appeal on the nose. Fresh with light fruit and just slightly pinched finish. But admirably classic.
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Mar 2022)
James Molesworth 87-90/100

Soft at the core, featuring gentle plum and cherry pie notes, with dusty tannins and powdered vanilla accents on the finish.
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2013)
90/100

Plenty of juicy blackcurrant fruit and background oak are present in this plump, medium to full-bodied, ripe, well-made wine. Not nearly as tannic as I feared, this wine shows a forward plumpness, excellent purity, texture and length. Drink it over the next 15-20 years.
Wine Advocate (Apr 2015)

About this wine

Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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