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2000 Reserve de Léoville-Barton, St-Julien

SKU #1005778 88-90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark A very high-toned nose redolent of a Languedoc-Roussillon. Good concentration on the palate. Blackberry, plum and pain grille. Fine acidity, quite modern compared to the Grand Vin. An ebullient second wine. Drink now. Tasted October 2004. (Neal Martin's Wine Journal) Inner quote mark

Decanter

Outer quote mark Deep, vivid fruit aromas and well-judged oak. Good vigour in the mouth, and some quirky apricot flavours. Inner quote mark

Jancis Robinson

Outer quote mark Deep healthy crimson, very very dense palate. Compact, dense, intriguing nose - this wine actually smells purple, honest. Very taut. Lots of top quality oak as a corset. Absolutely no hurry to drink this - though it's certainly more approachable than the grand vin. Inner quote mark (10/2003)

K&L Notes

This is the second wine of famed Second Growth Léoville-Barton, and is one of the finest second wines of this widely-acclaimed vintage. On a par with Pagodes and Reserve de la Comtesse de Lalande.

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2000 Reserve de Léoville-Barton, St-Julien

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

- Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.

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France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

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Bordeaux

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Saint Julien

- St. Julien, the smallest of the four famous appellations of the Haut Medoc, is known for highly extracted, finely structured, Cabernet-based reds. It is nestled between Pauillac to the north and Margaux to the south. Like St. Estephe, there are no first growths in this area. Leoville-las-Cases, Leoville Poyferre, Leoville Barton, Ducru Beaucaillou, and Gruard Larose are the second-growths of St. Julien followed by Lagrange which is the only third-growth. Beychevelle, Branaire Ducru, St. Pierre, and Talbot, which are all fourth-growth wines, round out the grand cru classe chateaux. In the last several vintages, wineries from this appellation have been out-performing their traditional rankings making many of the wines from this region some of the best values in red wine today.