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This impressive wine is a classic. Although backward, it exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to abundant black currant fruit intertwined with spicy oak and truffle-like scents. The wine is brilliantly made, full-bodied, and tightly-structured with plenty of muscle and outstanding concentration and purity. It should turn out to be a long-lived Leoville Barton, and somewhat of a sleeper. However, patience will be required. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2030. 92/100 Points, Robert Parker
Of all the red bordeaux vintages to be drunk now, 1996 is a particularly good bet if you like mature, traditional claret – especially from the left-bank appellations in the Médoc and Graves. Anthony Barton, much-loved owner of Château Léoville-Barton, told me that he hasn't started serving 1996s, nor even 1995s, at his handsome dining table at Château Langoa-Barton yet, but few other mortals have quite such a stock of older vintages as he has. I would say that while you can certainly enjoy many a 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998 already, the 1996s will deliver much more of what red bordeaux is capable of – the ageing potential we are asked to pay so much for. They were generally wines made for the long term that are absolutely in their prime now. Jancis Robinson
CT 91.9 (from283 reviews)
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