2004 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux coastal-region reuse your govino

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The year got off to a cool start

followed by a heatwave - the grapes at Opus escaped the shrivelling that much of Napa saw because of leaf cover

A creamy entry gives way to layers of complexity which unfold in the mid-palate with velvety tannins enrobing a center of concentrated black-fruit with juicy freshness

The nose has a beautifully crafted wall of complex blackcurrant and juicy dark fruit from the pure

2004 Château Léoville Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux coastal-region reuse your govinoAnthony Barton was not over estimating this wine when he compared it to his outstanding 1996 it is unquestionably of super Second Growth quality. With its more masculine style, this is always the star performer of the Barton brace and the 2004 expresses all that is best about this aristocratic estate. The nose is very fine and displays multi faceted, lively fruit characteristics. The palate is dense with delicious, ripe, complex blackcurrant fruit and