Château Langoa Barton 2025 Saint-Julien 3e Grand Cru Classé

Jeb Dunnuck
95-97 punten
The 2025 Château Langoa Barton is based on 45% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 15% Cabernet Franc, checking in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.55. Darker currants, smoky tobacco, graphite, and tons of violet and floral nuances all shine on the nose, and it has remarkable purity, full-bodied richness, a broad, layered mouthfeel, and ripe, polished tannins on the palate. The finish is a blockbuster. It's probably the greatest Langoa ever.

Decanter
95 punten
Liquorice and blackcurrant aromas on the nose, smells quite dark and heady and seductive. Almost a sweet, sticky liquorice aspect with some wet stone salinity. Supple and filling with a really wide and ample expression, firm not overly fleshy tannins with a dark vanilla, cedar, tobacco and blackcurrant edge. I like the serious, quite firm concentration here - it still has acidity to lift but this is focused and really quite determined. An impressive Langoa this year with some wood spice on the finish. Really a cool, classic, fresh, hands-off kind of style. This will be great. A yield of 20hl/ha.

James Suckling
94-95 punten
Focused, with volume and drive, it shows aromas of berries, warm spices and some leather. Medium- to full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Structured and compact, with bright fruit at its core. Long, focused finish.

The Wine Cellar Insider
93-95 punten
Black currant, cigar wrappers, cedar, peppery spices and herbs are already expressive in the nose. The palate is sweet, juicy, firm, and round, finishing with ripe blackberries, and cassis in an almost forward, juicy, creamy style that really works here. Drink from 2030-2060.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
93 punten
Langoa is very much a wine of the moment, with a sense of energy and punch, and you get that here, juicy and characterful, raspberry and cherry pit, hard to beat in terms of pleasure delivery. Great stuff. Very drinkable wine. Tasted twice, love the energy here.

The Wine Cellar Insider
92-94 punten
Cropped at a mere 20 hectoliters per hectare, one of the lowest yields ever recorded at this address, the 2025 Langoa Barton offers up aromas of dark berries, pencil shavings, spices and new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, with bright acids and chalky tannins, it's a blend of 45% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown
92-94 punten
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Langoa Barton comes bounding out with exuberant notes of fresh red plums and black cherries, followed by hints of pencil lead, black olives, and bay leaves. The medium-bodied palate is energetic and refreshing with fine-grained tannins and a savory finish. The blend is 45% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 15% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13.5%. The wine is aging in French barriques, 60% new.

Vinous
92-94 punten
The 2025 Langoa-Barton was picked between September 4 and 18 and matured in 60% new oak barrels. It has a lively bouquet with the Merlot in full effect, blueberry and cassis scents, and just a background touch of peppermint. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, a lovely caressing texture, very well balanced with a touch of pepperiness towards the persistent finish. What a gorgeous Langoa!

Jancis Robinson
16.5/20 punten
Bright and fragrant on the nose. Lovely fruit on the palate. Tannins ripe and fine, just the oak that needs to integrate. Hence a slightly chewy finish but all the components are there.

Falstaff
93 punten
Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Delicate nougat, fine herbal spice, dark wild berries, ripe plums, delicate wood spice, a hint of blueberries. Juicy, elegant, fine extract sweetness, ripe tannins, chocolaty on the finish, a charming, versatile food companion.