Should be a wonderful follow-up to the splendid 2007 Dow--and very long-lived

blossoming from the glass

The Blanc des Millenaires is another terrific example that shows just how good the best wines of the year are

probably longer

gaining complexity on the nose and palate

Leoville Barton other_regions Should be a wonderful follow-upThis young, primary wine, expresses an elegant style of Leoville Barton. Blackberry, cassis, earth and tobacco scents open up what seems like an early maturing wine for this chateau. The tannins have more softeners and polish that I usually detect in their wine. Give it another couple of years to develop complexities.