{"product_id":"reserve-de-leoville-barton-2019","title":"reserve de Leoville-barton 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second wine of a Second-Growth St-Julien legend — the same Barton family cellar, in the excellent 2019 vintage, at everyday money.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Réserve de Léoville Barton is the second wine of Château Léoville Barton, the storied St-Julien estate the Barton family has owned since 1826 — ten generations of one Irish-Bordelais dynasty. Drawn from the estate's younger vines on the same gravel slopes running down to the Gironde, it's an early-drinking window into the Grand Vin at a fraction of the cost, and 2019 was a genuinely excellent Left Bank vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond-growth cellar work and a top vintage, priced like a village wine. \u003cstrong\u003eJane Anson scored the 2019 a 92 and called it a smart buy → the Grand Vin costs several times more → at $60.99 this is Second-Growth St-Julien pedigree you can actually drink young.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCabernet Sauvignon-led St-Julien blend with Merlot and Cabernet Franc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond wine of Château Léoville Barton (2nd Growth, 1855)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarton family estate since 1826 — ten generations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe excellent 2019 Left Bank vintage; 12 months in oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Attractive, with personality and texture… muscular tannins have juice running through them… lift and tension while remaining appealingly unfussy.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux. \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e loganberry and blackberry fruit, chewy but juicy tannins, and real St-Julien polish in a wine you can open now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ten-generation family estate, a Second-Growth cellar, and a top vintage — in the bottle you reach for on a Tuesday. Exactly how you learn what St-Julien tastes like without waiting a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605828972798,"sku":"XXI-1002","price":60.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/reservedeLeovillebarton2019.png?v=1785391326","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/reserve-de-leoville-barton-2019","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}