with a light and reasonably fine red fruit bouquet
this is by far the best Cheval Blanc since 1990 and before 2009
Drink now or lay down for decades
A markedly spicier nose features notes of red currant
It comes in with 82 grams of residual sugar
Leoville Barton 2022 Piedmont with a light and reasonably97+ 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