WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 828; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2007 which is 872. 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 2007 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2007 but no other wine from Château Léoville-Barton: Vibrancy, Nuanced, Austerity. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.65%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2007 (12.5% vs 12.96%). The wine has been ready to drink for 5 years (since 2011) and should be consumed within the next 2 years (by 2018). 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 2007, Château Lafite Rothschild 2010, Château Montrose 2005, Château Haut-Bailly 2009, Château Mouton Rothschild 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Batailley 2008, Château Gloria 2005, Château Brane-Cantenac 2014, Château Brane-Cantenac 2010.
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 2007
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
45 |