Château Langoa-Barton 2012

Bettane et Desseauve

La Revue du Vin de France

VertdeVin

The nose offers creaminess and red fruits. The wine should be decanted. There are notes of crushed redcurrants, pulpy cherry and, more slightly, blackcurrant, combined with hints of violet, lily and a fine touch of vanilla and toast. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers minerality, good definition, smoothness, some fat, gourmandise, sapidity and a nice mineral backbone. On the palate this wine expresses crunchy/fresh strawberry, crunchy/fresh cherry and slightly fresh blackberry notes combined with hints of pulpy/fresh berries as well as fine pepper, saltiness, fresh nutmeg, a fine hint of Bourbon vanilla and a subtle hint of crushed almond. Good length. Nice sapidity and a discreet hint of positive bitterness in the background/on the finish. Good persistence.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Plenty of juicy blackcurrant fruit and background oak are present in this plump, medium to full-bodied, ripe, well-made wine. Not nearly as tannic as I feared, this wine shows a forward plumpness, excellent purity, texture and length. Drink it over the next 15-20 years.

James Suckling

Pretty dried cherry, vanilla and berry character on the nose and palate. Full to medium body, fine tannins and a flavorful finish. A little fluid. Needs two or three years to come together.