WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 815; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2002 which is 875. The average score for Château Léoville-Barton is 878, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Léoville-Barton they use words like Fruit, Full, Tannins, Cassis, Purple, Rich, Black, Long, Classic, Dark, Tannin, Concentrated, Firm, Ripe, Cedar. The 2002 shares some of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2002 but no other wine from Château Léoville-Barton: Substantial. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.65%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2002 (12.5% vs 12.79%). The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Château Léoville-Barton around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 16 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2006, Château Margaux 2008, Château Margaux 2008, Château Latour 2008, Château Margaux 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Léoville-Poyferré 2004, Château Calon-Ségur 2004, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2007, Château Clerc-Milon 2006, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Léoville-Barton 2002
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
54 |