Chateau Leoville BartonCritical acclaim 2015 vintage: "97 points. "Rich, generous and elegant, this is a very dense wine but with great black fruits to balance this structure. The elements are already coming together to create another great wine from this property. Drink from 2026. Cellar Selection." Wine Enthusiast "97 points. "I absolutely loved the 2015 Loville Barton and this has everything you could want from a Left Bank Bordeaux. Cassis, smoked earth, graphite,

as if the cellar door has just been opened after a long winter

Papà and Aldo have since passed

farming biodynamically across Marlborough’s most compelling sites—from the free-draining stones of the Wairau Valley to the denser clay soils of Omaka

with a lift of violet and a faint whiff of fermenting grape skins that signals its playful intent

terroir is the essence of great wines as well as the cultural legacy of generations of winegrowers who work a piece of land to capture its best exposures and to perfect cultivation and aging techniques

table-ready Italian wine with just enough edge to keep you reaching for another sip

The palate is layered and rich but not oaky rich

architectural

raspberry and cassis fruits

named after the tree that graces these steep terraced vineyards

I urge you to try even just one bottle

followed by a cool