Leoville Barton, Saint-Julien, 2009 so061826 canary islands roundup While 2021 offered challenges—cooler conditions

While 2021 offered challenges—cooler conditions

and 40% Gamay—the Dolcetto from cool-climate Jubilee Vineyard up in the Eola-Amity Hills

farmed biodynamically since the 1990s

mineral-expressive grape indigenous to Somló

which is enough for a few good nights without feeling like a commitment

Leoville Barton, Saint-Julien, 2009 so061826 canary islands roundup While 2021 offered challenges—cooler conditionsA classic Bordeaux second growth from one of the most celebrated vintages of the century. Chateau Leoville Barton, a Saint Julien estate run for generations by the Irish rooted Barton family, is famous for traditional, structured, age worthy claret that consistently overdelivers. The 2009 was a warm, ripe, near legendary Bordeaux vintage, giving this wine unusual richness and depth atop its trademark backbone. Now in early maturity, it's beginning to