A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2023 Château Langoa Barton spent 18 months in 60% new French oak before bottling. Cassis, graphite, spring flowers, and liquid minerality all shine here, and it's rich, medium to full-bodied, with a round, layered mouthfeel, just about flawless balance, and a gorgeous finish. It's the finest vintage of this I've tasted, so hats off to the estate’s team. It will evolve gracefully for 20-30 years. There are 8,333 cases produced. Drink 2026-2053.
95 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Mar 2026)
Fresh and juicy, showing precise cherries, berries, minerals and licorice. Good midpalate tension, with medium to full body and a pristine finish. Not a dense vintage, but there is a lot to like here, particularly if you enjoy Bordeaux with brightness, elegance and finesse. Quite long and taut too. A blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon, 37% merlot and 3% cabernet franc. Drink or hold.
95 points, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling (Dec 2025)
Notes of cassis, dark berries and cherries mingled with hints of pencil shavings introduce the 2023 Langoa Barton, a medium- to full-bodied, layered and fleshy wine with terrific depth at the core and classic structure rendered with contemporary polish. As readers will remember, the Barton family's new winery now permits for more precise, parcel-by-parcel winemaking as well as gentler handling of the fruit. It's a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.
94+ points, William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Apr 2026)
Great stuff, iris and rose petal aromatics, cigar box, blueberry, cassis, easy to love. I am bringing the drinking window down a little from En Primeur, because these tannins are already beautifully sappy and fleshy.
94 points, Jane Anson (Mar 2026)
The 2023 Langoa Barton is all class. There's a bit more fruit density and mid-palate weight than in most vintages, but all the elements are so well balanced. Succulent red cherry/plum fruit, rose petal, pomegranate, mint and sweet spice flesh out in the glass. What an absolute delight.
93 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Mar 2026)
Great aromatic purity with pink roses, tobacco, black cherries and blackcurrants. Sapid and juicy, this has ripe fruit and plenty of approachability with persistence from start to finish.
93 points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter (Jan 2026)
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