Leoville Barton(2006)

Immediately following the Langoa, big brother Léoville shows a very dark, pure and dense yet also rather more reserved nose. It is concentrated and pure, but also withdrawn. A very serious structure, with a lovely grip of tannins which are well compensated for by rich texture and extraction and a fine balance of dense, ripe fruit. This is superb quality and although less flattering than Langoa on the day this is clearly a wine of great significance which with appropriate time in the cellar will be truly great.