As is usually the case chez Colin
no more than 30% for the top cuvées
That same cast of characters reprises with almost painfully concentrated piquancy
the 2015 Promontory comes across as much more laid back today
- Vinous 89-91/100
2006 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux Size:75cl As is usually the caseFrom one of my favourite estates in Saint Julien, the 2006 Chteau Loville Barton is now fully mature (yet certainly youthful) and has a complex, layered profile that includes ample red and black fruits as well as perfumed notes of leafy herbs, cedar pencil, tobacco, and hints of crushed stone. Medium to full bodied, nicely balanced, and textured, it has the more focused, straight, classic style of this chteau front and centre, with integrated yet