and spicy nuances

and the finish is long

licorice and black tea

but this Montrose will still require patience

Château Leoville Barton, Saint-Julien, 2025, 75cl [PRIMEUR] 3-set and spicy nuancesThe 2022 Loville Barton is performing brilliantly in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, pen ink, cigar box and spices. Medium to full bodied, suave and velvety, it's dense and concentrated, with terrific energy and persistence. As readers will remember, it's the first vintage produced in the estate's new winery, which more than doubled the number of vats, permitting sub plot by sub plot harvesting and vinification,