2016 Château Langoa Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux

Cabernet Sauvignon 55%; Merlot 37%; Cabernet Franc 8%.

This wine has a wonderful dark purple hue and a very strong, fine colour this year. It has notes of cedar, mint, and pine. On the palate, it is sappy and bright with a suave texture and grippy tannins. The vines here are grown on deep gravel over a clay subsoil. It finishes long, with a saline finish.

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