Château Léoville-Barton 2003

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 860; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2003 which is 872. The average score for Château Léoville-Barton is 877, 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 2003 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2003 but no other wine from Château Léoville-Barton: Harmony. The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 6 years (by 2022). 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 Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Margaux 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009.

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.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
71	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	502%
56	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	-62%
55	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008	-75%
55	Château Palmer 2012	47%
53	Les Forts de Latour 2009	39%
53	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	-31%
52	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010	1%
46	Château Margaux 2010	663%
45	Château Latour 2009	811%
43	Château Pontet-Canet 2008	-37%
42	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	-43%
42	Château Margaux 2008	103%
42	Château Mouton Rothschild 2006	316%
42	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	48%
41	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	64%
41	Château Lafite Rothschild 2002	276%
41	Château Haut-Brion 2010	512%
41	Les Forts de Latour 2010	55%
41	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	8%
40	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009	379%
40	Château Mouton Rothschild 2011	204%
39	Château Cos d’Estournel 2008	-45%
39	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	-57%
39	Château Margaux 2006	196%
39	Château Margaux 2009	792%
39	Château Palmer 2009	104%
39	Château Mouton Rothschild 2008	185%
39	Château Figeac 2012	-56%
39	Château Haut-Brion 2008	-42%
38	Château Lynch-Bages 2008	-19%
38	Château Latour 2003	543%
38	Les Forts de Latour 2005	30%
38	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	-10%
37	Château d’Issan 2010	-53%
37	Château Batailley 2010	166%
37	Château Palmer 2008	-11%
37	Château Latour 2011	166%
37	Les Forts de Latour 2006	78%
37	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	-56%
37	Château Giscours 2009	-58%
37	Château Duhart-Milon 2010	-28%
37	Château Brane-Cantenac 2009	-17%
37	Château Lynch-Bages 2010	10%
37	Château Haut-Brion 2009	468%
36	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	256%
36	Château Mouton Rothschild 2009	763%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-17	gbp	74