Leoville Barton 2022 Piedmont Drink now or lay down

Drink now or lay down for decades

evident sandalwood and cedar smoke on the nose

Nuits's Tonnellerie Sirugue is the dominant supplier of barrels

with a light and reasonably fine red fruit bouquet

toasty finish that offers acceptable but not better length along with a touch of dryness

Leoville Barton 2022 Piedmont Drink now or lay down97+ points Wine Advocate, William Kelley The 2022 Loville Barton is performing brilliantly in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, pen ink, cigar box and spices. Medium to full bodied, suave and velvety, it's dense and concentrated, with terrific energy and persistence. As readers will remember, it's the first vintage produced in the estate's new winery, which more than doubled the number of vats, permitting sub plot