TN Vertical Leoville Barton
On Sep 10, 11:33*pm, "JT" > wrote:
> Solihull Fine Wine Society September Tasting
>
> A vertical of Barton, put on by Kaivan, and on a rare occasion for the
> society, not blind. You got what was on the label.
>
> oldest first, another interesting variation and created some discussion.
>
> 1985, bright hint of brown, expressive cassis, mint organic nose, complex,
> true claret. What an entry of soft fruit tannins acidity, all in harmoinous
> balance with pepper and spice. Wonderful. 3rd WOTN
>
> 1986, youthful, full extract, very dumb with a bit of tobacco at a pinch,
> then a mouthful of puckering tannin, there is fruit but will it ever come
> round? reminded me of 1975 Lascases.
>
> 1988, deep ruby, no age, a dumb nose of oak and leather, and then a suprise,
> wonderful palate of berries spice, long, most unexpected after the nose.
>
> 1989, viscous and deep, looks magic, textbook claret, cigarbox, cassis,
> vegetal, leather, big soft tannins with layers of mature fruit, a rich wine
> and a textbook claret, will still evolve.
>
> 1990, deepest wine of the night with 1996, sparkles, another magic nose as
> the 89, but even more layered and complex, superb balance, all spice and
> fruit, very rich and so long, magnificent WOTN
>
> 1993, quite pale ruby but good legs, a simple claret nose which revealed
> nowt, soft with some tannins and good fruit, a perfect luncheon claret. Not
> bad for a fair *only year.
>
> 1994, please be good as I have bottles left!!, deep ruby, shines,
> marshallows and old dusty cupboards, sweaty saddles sweet violets, grip,
> soft with still some unresolved tannins, good acidity and mature fruit and
> cinnamon, needs food.
>
> 1996, huge extract as 1990, dumb, but opens up in time to reveal muted
> layers of immature claret, but what a palate, intense fruit and firm
> tannins, liquid blackcurrants, good now but will be superb, a wonderful
> Barton.
>
> 1998,Looks like cherryade, smells like cherryade, a fruity alcopop,
> overextracted and in the old days a few bags of sugar, awful.........much
> discussion, duff bottle or the style of the vintage, I hope for the former.
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