2022 Château Langoa Barton En Primeur
Released this morning, 2022 Langoa Barton is the first vintage to be made in the estate's new winery and has added levels of purity and precision. Langoa has for several years been narrowing the gap with its sibling estate, this year scoring 96-97 points from Suckling. At £214 per six bottles (similar to current market price for the 2014!) we agree with William Kelley that this is "sure to be one of the more intelligent purchases of the en primeur campaign".
With volumes down by 30% due to the low rainfall and small, concentrated berries in 2022, there is precious little Langoa to go around, so stock is very limited. Please contact us as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!
Offered en primeur, landing spring 2025.
Magnums available with £15 ex-VAT bottling surcharge, please enquire re other formats.
Producer Profile
Château Langoa-Barton, St-Julien Grand Cru Classé
Château Langoa-Barton is a Troisièmes Grand Cru Classé in St-Julien.
Irish Bordeaux merchant Hugh Barton (a friend of fellow Irish merchant Bernard Phelan of Phélan Ségur) first settled in Bordeaux in 1722. Pierre-Bernard de Pontet sold the ''Langoa'' estate (then named Pontet-Langlois) to the Bartons in 1821 and they renamed ' it Château Langoa Barton'.
The Château was built in 1758 by a Monsieur de Pontet. The vaulted cellars beneath the living areas of the château are a distinctive feature of visiting here. The vineyards which became Léoville Barton were purchased in 1826, formerly part of the larger Léoville estate. With no château of its own, Léoville Barton is made at Langoa and the property featured on the label is actually Langoa Barton.
The Barton's spent the majority of their time in Ireland until Ronald Barton took over. He became the first Barton to be based at the estate. His nephew Anthony Barton, who took over in 1983, did much to define the austere, classical style here, favouring traditional vinification and as little intervention as possible, to allow the wine to express its terroir. The estate is now run by Anthony's daughter, Lilian Sartorius-Barton.
Langoa is in a slightly cooler microclimate to Léoville. The 20 hectares are planted on gravelly with clay subsoil, to a mix of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc. The vines are on average 37 years old. Around 7,500 cases are produced each year.
