Château Langoa Barton St Julien 1855 3ième Cru 2007

A challenging vintage that overperformed at Langoa, this is delicate but powerful with still dark fruits. Silky tannins with balance and finesse. As it opens, there are waves of chocolate shavings, savoury cassis, rose petal, hints of black truffle, sliding into tertiary flavours but in a sweet spot right now. That same unfussy drinkability that you find in the 1994, a wine to share, offering so much pleasure. 50% new oak for ageing, Michel Raoul technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant.