The 2020 Langoa Barton has been uncorked and other ramblings....

[JimHow]

Picked up a few bottles of this recently, let's see if I want to buy more....
Curious to see how it performs compared to the 2019 Langoa, which I thought was spectacular.

[JimHow]

Chatted briefly with Lilian Barton in Montreal, the 2021 Langoa has a commemorative label celebrating 200 years.
I don't ever remember being disappointed by a Langoa.

[JimHow]

2019 Langoa seems significantly a step above the 2020 Langoa. Not that 2020 Langoa sucks. I rate it a solid 92 points. It is richly inviting St. Julien purple, it just seems a little out of balance compared to the 2019. Maybe it’s just that I tried the two year-apart vintages in the same week and they’re in a slightly different place. To me, the 2019 Langoa epitomizes the flair and personality of that 2019 vintage and that has some of us, myself included, wondering whether it surpasses even the epic 2016 vintage. This 2020 is rich and savory, I thought there was almost a burnt quality to it, I just think it lacked some of the pop and sassiness of the 2019. Who knows. I’ll rate this a solid 92 points, not sure I’ll buy more, I may buy even more of the 2019 if the price is right. Rating: 92 points.