As was mentioned in the blog on the least known
of the three Leovilles (-Poyferre). the three Leovilles started off as one big
estate and the Barton portion was partitioned off during the French Revolution,
eventually ending up belonging to the Barton family (originally from Ireland) in
1836. The family also owns the estate of Langoa Barton, which is the chateau on
the labels of Chateau Leoville-Barton, the latter having actually no chateau
building itself. The two chateaux also share a cellar, but the styles of of the
two wines remain easy to distinguish, with Leoville-Barton being the lighter of
the two wines.
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