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WINE ENTHUSIAST: "94–96. Barrel sample. Firmly tannic in character, this wine is dry and extracted. There´s potential for this powerful, impressive wine to bear the wine´s very dry character with the weight of its fruit."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Dense ruby/purple, with cassis licorice and forest floors notes in the aromatics, Léoville-Barton’s 2012 is a relatively big, rich, masculine style of wine. This full-bodied wine needs 5-8 years of cellaring and should evolve easily for 25-30 years."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: 92 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Filled with juicy, ripe cassis, cedar wood, tobacco, soft tannins, length and freshness, this is a really nice wine that will improve with age."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "Floral and fruity red with hints of vanilla. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a crisp finish. Loosely knit. This needs three or four years to come together. Better after 2018."