Langoa Barton

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Château Langoa-Barton is a Third Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Julien, in the Médoc, on the left bank of the Bordeaux vineyard. A property of the Barton family, of Irish origin, since 1821, it has the distinction of being one of the few classified growths never to have left the same family since the 1855 classification. Predominantly cabernet sauvignon, this fine wine captivates with its elegance, its finesse and its remarkable value for money.

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Langoa Barton 2006
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Red
75cl
Slightly Damaged
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16.5/20
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Bordeaux | Saint Julien

Langoa Barton 2006

€54.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€45.00 ex-VAT

History of Château Langoa-Barton

The Barton family's Bordeaux story begins in 1722, when Thomas Barton left Ireland to settle in Bordeaux and develop a flourishing wine trade. His grandson, Hugh Barton, founded with Daniel Guestier the renowned négociant house Barton et Guestier, still in operation today. In 1821, Hugh Barton acquired Château Langoa, then, in 1826, part of the domaine de Léoville, giving birth to Château Léoville-Barton. From 1855, Château Langoa-Barton was classified as a Troisième Grand Cru.

Generation after generation, the Barton family has never sold its property — a unique fact among the classified growths of 1855. After the restoration work carried out by Ronald Barton following the Second World War, Anthony Barton took the reins of the estate in 1983 and built its reputation on wines of great quality offered at fair prices. Today, his daughter Lilian Barton-Sartorius runs the family properties with her two children, Mélanie and Damien, who represent the tenth generation. The Château Langoa, an elegant 18th-century chartreuse, houses the cellars of both Barton crus in Saint-Julien.

Terroirs and Vines of Château Langoa-Barton

The vineyard of Château Langoa-Barton extends over some twenty hectares at the heart of the Saint-Julien appellation, not far from Châteaux Ducru-Beaucaillou and Beychevelle. It rests on a classic Médoc terroir of fine gravel over a clay subsoil, ideal for cabernet sauvignon. Oriented towards the Gironde estuary, the vines enjoy a privileged exposure that favours the perfect maturity of the grapes.

The blend gives pride of place to cabernet sauvignon (around 70%), complemented by merlot and cabernet franc, with occasionally a touch of petit verdot. Planted at a density of around 9,000 vines per hectare, the vines, averaging thirty-five years of age, are managed using traditional viticulture, without chemical fertilisers or herbicides. Château Langoa-Barton shares the same expertise as the neighbouring Château Léoville-Barton: only the terroir distinguishes the two crus.

Winemaking at Château Langoa-Barton

After manual harvesting and rigorous berry selection, the vinification of Château Langoa-Barton takes place plot by plot in large thermoregulated wooden vats, faithful to the estate's tradition. Alcoholic fermentation lasts from seven to ten days, followed by gentle extraction through pump-overs and a maceration of around three weeks, in order to preserve the elegance that is the signature of the house.

The wines are then aged for sixteen to twenty months in French oak barrels, of which 50 to 60% are new. The blends are assembled with the involvement of oenologists Jacques and Eric Boissenot, indispensable references in the Médoc. The result is a harmonious and silky Saint-Julien, favouring finesse over power, endowed with a beautiful structure and superb ageing potential.

The Cuvées of Château Langoa-Barton

Château Langoa-Barton (Saint-Julien, Troisième Grand Cru Classé, red) is the fine wine of the estate, dominated by cabernet sauvignon complemented by merlot and cabernet franc. It reveals a deep colour and a complex nose of red and black fruits (raspberry, cherry, blackberry), enhanced by spices and subtle oak. The palate, balanced and silky, combines an elegant tannic structure with a beautiful expression of fruit, all carried by a freshness that is quintessentially Saint-Julien. A true wine for ageing, it can develop for more than fifteen years and pairs ideally with lamb, red meats, feathered game and aged cheeses.

Lady Langoa is the second wine, shared between Châteaux Langoa-Barton and Léoville-Barton, blending parcels from both. Dominated by cabernet sauvignon, complemented by merlot, petit verdot and cabernet franc, it offers a more immediate and approachable expression of the Barton style. Supple, fruity and elegant, it represents an ideal introduction to the world of the family's great Saint-Julien crus.

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