La Réserve de Léoville Barton 2013 Saint-Julien (75cl, 13%)

The second wine of Château Léoville Barton, a Saint-Julien Second Growth from 1855. The blend is 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, at 13% alcohol, from young vines and plots not selected for the Grand Vin. Fruit was hand-harvested from 2 to 14 October and aged 16 to 18 months in one-wine French oak barrels in a cellar held at about 15°C, on Garonne gravel facing the Gironde. The estate describes intense purple colour, an expressive nose of blackberry and roasted notes, an ample Saint-Julien structure with freshness, round supple tannins, and a long finish of fruit and toast.