It is no secret that Anthony Barton's efforts over the last decade at his St.-Julien estate Leoville-Barton is resulting in terrific wines at still reasonable prices. This estate has been extremely successful in recent vintages. An impressive serious classic Bordeaux for collectors who are willing to forget about it for at least a decade this well-endowed offering is a 30-year wine. The dense murky purple color closed aromatics massive flavor richness and high tannin recall the old non-compromised beefy blockbuster Medocs produced thirty years ago. However this wine possesses sweeter tannin and was made under far more sanitary conditions. It is a classic but patience is definitely required. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2030.</P>