Léoville-Barton 2007 is a full-bodied, Cabernet Sauvignon-based red wine from the St-Julien appellation of Bordeaux. This quintessential claret from the St-Julien Second Growth of Château Léoville-Barton is produced mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller proportions of Merlot. The grapes are cultivated on gravelly clay soils in the east of St-Julien. The wine is typically matured in 50% new oak for 18 months. "This was really a vintage of the Left Bank, as the weather only got into its stride (apart from an excellently warm April) in September and October, with a long, sunny harvest period that favoured Cabernet Sauvignon. And it can be seen in this spicy, smoky, chocolate-layered Leoville Barton. Elegant finely-boned tannins, plenty of cedar and hedgerow, and overall some delicious St Julien balance. Ready to drink but going nowhere any time soon." Decanter, 2020