Chateau Langoa Barton Grand Cru Classé En 1855 2018

95 POINTS

Wine Spectator

This has the ripe, intense, racy feel of the vintage, with cassis, plum and blueberry compote flavors, carried by a long graphite spine. A textbook 2018 and a textbook St.-Julien. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now. Score range: 93-96

95 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

Beautifully textured and rich in black-currant flavors and tannins, this is a generous wine. The fruits and the dusty tannins partner each other well giving structure, concentration, a sense of poise and final freshness. Drink this wine from 2026.

94 POINTS

James Suckling

There’s real freshness to the crushed-raspberry and blueberry character of this young red. Medium-to full-bodied and zingy with energetic tannins. Crisp finish. Lovely purity of fruit to this.

94 POINTS

James Suckling

Currants, cloves, graphite and cigar box on the nose. Some pine and citrus zest, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Structured and vivid with plenty of tension. Lovely sweet fruit at the finish. Try from 2025.

93 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

This wine has generous tannins that are matched by a blackberry flavor. It has the structure and concentration that will allow the wine to age.

93 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff Magazine

Deep dark ruby, purple reflections, delicate bright rim. Delicate fresh orange zest, dark berry fruit, blackberries, a hint of lime zest underneath. Medium complexity, black berry fruit, well integrated tannins, mineral, has length and sweetness on the finish, good development potential. 23.05.2019

93 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff Magazine

Dark ruby, purple reflections, faint brightening on the rim. Finely spiced dark berry conserve, dark cherry fruit, some nougat and candied orange zest. Juicy sweet cherry, integrated tannins, freshly structured with a mineral finish. A lively food wine. (2020-2035)14.02.2021

93 POINTS

Jane Anson - Decanter Magazine

The gap has been closing recently between Langoa and Léoville Barton, but Langoa is not quite keeping up in this vintage. There's no question that here is a firm, structured, complex and concentrated wine with an effortless St-Julien signature, but the tannins are a touch more foursquare on the finish, not quite as supple and full of life as in 2016. Still, it will be ready to drink sooner and offers tons of pleasure in the glass, so I'm not complaining. 60% new oak.