Chateau Leoville Barton St. Julien 2003

Chateau Leoville Barton
St.-Julien 2003
98 / $75
Bordeaux
18,330 cases made

In 2003, Anthony Barton made his greatest wine ever from this second-growth in St.-Julien. Barton’s family purchased the estate in 1826; today, its 111 acres of vines consist of 72 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, plus Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The wines are fermented in temperature-controlled wooden vats and aged for 18 to 20 months in up to 60 percent new French oak. Read more

Antinori Toscana Tignanello 2004

Antinori
Toscana Tignanello 2004

95 points / $79
26,665 cases made
Italy

Arguably the original super Tuscan, this blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc was first produced in 1971. Read more

Tenuta dell’Ornellaia - Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 2004

Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 2004

97 points / $150
11,710 cases made
Italy

Ornellaia—a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from a 225-acre estate overseen by Lamberto Frescobaldi—remains among the flagship wines from the rapidly developing Bolgheri area on the Tuscan coast. The warm Mediterranean coastal climate tends to favor international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot over Sangiovese, the staple grape of most other winemaking areas in Tuscany. This is the best Ornellaia since the 1997 vintage.

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