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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 423 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by King Julien on 3/25/2024 & rated 95 points: Decanted about an hour. Consistent with the previous note. (1207 views) | | | Tasted by Rob Hansult on 3/18/2024 & rated 92 points: (92+ Points) Med garnet ruby. Morello cherry, iron tinged raspberry/sumac tea, soft new leather. (1265 views) | | | Tasted by GH_winelover on 3/16/2024 & rated 93 points: Four hour decant. Nice fruit at the start with a finish of leather and earthiness. Smooth and tasty but with a bit of a thin mouthfeel given the age. Great time to be drinking it. Still have 8 left.
(1200 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 2/22/2024 & rated 94 points: Great (1715 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 2/18/2024 & rated 93 points: Similar to a bottle consumed last year. Drinking very well but not up to the original Pro ratings. Decanted for 2+ hours. That was enough, but it did not evolve over the evening as some other tasters have reflected. (1655 views) | | | Tasted by nywine68 on 2/18/2024 & rated 93 points: Decanted for 2 hours. Lots of smoke and graphite on the nose. Blackberries and cassis fruit. Feels a bit thin and diluted, with some grippy drying tannins. Good acidity. The wine started to blend together a bit better after 3 hours in decanter, feeling less disjointed and warranting an upgrade of 1-2 point to a 93. (1429 views) | | | Tasted by smoothjazz on 2/6/2024 & rated 96 points: Monthly meeting of my Wine Group and the consensus was unanimous that it was perfect in all measures: balance, length, intensity, complexity. This is the second bottle of six that I purchased from Davis & Davis in Chicago. This vintage came directly from the chateau and the cork disintegrated when I removed it. (386 views) | | | Tasted by Kim Gerner on 12/31/2023 & rated 95 points: New years eve 31-12-2023 at home: Classical aged Bordeaux. According to my taste it is in it's best drinking window right now. Tertiary notes have developed but still primary notes. Tannins are soft and nice. Without doubt also potential for further ageing if you prefer even more tertiary notes and don't prioritize primary notes.
Poured immediately before drinking and only decanted for the sake of sediment. (2123 views) | | | Tasted by bon vivant on 12/27/2023 & rated 95 points: SBS with 95 Mouton and this held it's own -both wines got better as the evening progressed. The 95 Poyferre was unfortunately TCA infested. (1781 views) | | | Tasted by nywine68 on 12/27/2023 & rated 91 points: Nice red fruit with subtle earthy notes. Tannins are a bit drying and the wine lacks some depth and saturation. Nice nose but the finish is a bit short and clipped. (1648 views) | | | Tasted by spendergast on 12/9/2023 & rated 96 points: Decanted 2.5 hours. A wine with great concentration with notes of dark fruit, herbs, game and damp earth. Tannins are well integrated and overall the wine has excellent balance and depth. Long finish. Paired with grilled dry-aged Wagyu ribeye steaks. (1988 views) | | | Tasted by burgundyinabottle on 12/8/2023 & rated 92 points: A good but not great Leoville. Nose is full of tobacco and cigar box with some earth and dried blackcurrant. It’s certainly more to my liking than some of my guests that are used to a powerful Napa. Regardless, I found the wine to be nicely balanced. Nose is complex while the palate is round with resolved tannins and mid+ alcohol and mid acidity. More cigar box and currants on the nose while finishing with dark chocolate and currants. Overall, a solid wine that is can age for maybe 5 more years before it starts to drop off. We decanted for 30 minutes but would recommend a bit longer to let the nose awaken. (1887 views) | | | Tasted by GH_winelover on 11/18/2023 & rated 93 points: Needed more time but good flavor shone after 1.5 hours. A little thin on the finish. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by Yassine23 on 11/12/2023: Slow ox 5 hours and decanted fir an extra hour after that. Still really young but very drinkable. Displayed fresh blackberry and blackcurrant with smoke, cedar,l and spice on the nose. The palate had rich fruit with elegant tannins and a silky structure. Loved every drop of it. Next one in 10 to 15 years. (1723 views) | | | Tasted by King Julien on 10/23/2023 & rated 95 points: Decanted about an hour. These have evolved a long way since last tasted 9 years ago, happy to have held on to them. Nice nose from the start. Palate was very pleasant and easy to drink, no sign of any tannins. Enjoyable for a couple hours. Might be at their peak. (2207 views) | | | Tasted by Whitman on 10/4/2023 & rated 96 points: Deep intense but changing nose with cassis, plum, graphite and licorice. Medium bodied, juicy, refined and balanced and a pretty long intense finish with wonderful sweet fruit. Almost if not at the level with 96. Really special. (2407 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 9/18/2023 & rated 93 points: Two hour decant. Very good. (2396 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 9/13/2023 & rated 96 points: What a difference a year makes. Who would have imagined that the Las Cases would be one of the first heavyweights from 1995 to shrug off its tannic armour and become a very special wine. The nose is now deeply seductive and perfumed with black cherry, plum and cedar, and the wine is silky on the palate. The finish is lengthy and well balanced, but still carries some residual tannin. However, after seeing the development over the last 12 months, I would be confident that this will be addressed, and consequently worth another point. This now kicks the 1996 into touch; something I couldn't have contemplated a few years ago. (2602 views) | | | Tasted by Vine on 8/27/2023 & rated 98 points: My last bottle alas. Absolutely incredible. With BBQ Flank Steak; hot, fresh bread; green salad. A noble wine to celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary. Very, very special and at its peak. 🍷 (2435 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/4/2023 & rated 96 points: Showing much better than expected, with time, the wine has fleshed out and softened with layers of ripe, juicy, black, and dark red fruits, spice, cigar wrapper, and black cherries. The wine is full-bodied, deep, long, chewy, and powerful, with layers of dark red fruits and ripe tannins in the dense finish. Drink from 2023-2050. (3876 views) | | | Tasted by michael@tastingsbymichael.com on 7/15/2023 & rated 95 points: Mature Bordeaux at its best! We had the 1995 Léoville Las Cases from a Magnum that was in perfect shape. Ruby color, almost no grenade reflexes. Notes of dark red fruit, cassis, dark cherry, graphite, blackberry, with very slight hints of leather and coffee. On the palate, this wine comes across as still climbing to its peak, dry, medium acidity, full body, very long finish. A great pleasure to drink. Does need some air to open up. Still has potential to develop even further. Great wine. (2553 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 7/14/2023 & rated 93 points: 2+ hour decant. Better than the last couple of bottles. More up to expectations. (2298 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 7/8/2023 & rated 93 points: The nose is gorgeous if brooding with notes of black fruits, grilled nuts and sooty gravel. On the palate, this needs a long decant as its DNA is austerity. After 4 hours in a decanter, it begins to show an exotic and expressive black fruit and minty quality that is impressive. Quite a lean wine now but my intuition suggests this may blossom further down the road. 93+ (2290 views) | | | Tasted by melzar on 7/8/2023 & rated 93 points: Very fresh for a 28 yr old wine. A bit austere with many good years ahead. Well balanced and in it's drinking window. (2104 views) | | | Tasted by michael@tastingsbymichael.com on 6/17/2023 & rated 93 points: What a lovely wine!
Ruby color, no signs of aging - which shows how storing a wine in perfect conditions maintains its quality - this one was kept at 11°C and 70% humidity for the last 26 years (since delivery). In the nose, dark red fruit, blackberry, boysenberry, dried plum, cigar box, a small touch of vanilla...e delicious nose. On the palate, the wine is dry, round, tannins very well integrated, lovely dark red fruit. Very nice and long finish. This wine developed nicely since it had been opened, was getting better by the hour. Really a great wine. TBM 93 points. (2000 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar No. 13 and Miscellaneous New Releases (3/5/2021)
(Chateau Leoville Las Cases) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Place de Bordeaux releases: March 2021 (2/26/2021)
(Château Léoville Las Cases, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (1/12/2021)
(Château Léoville Las Cases St.-Julien, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Godel
WineAlign (9/24/2014)
(Château Léoville Las Cases, Ac St Julien red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, Hong Kong Diaries 2009, BYO (5/29/2009)
(Leoville Las Cases) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/25/2005)
(Ch Léoville Las Cases St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78
(Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/25/2008)
(Château Léoville Las Cases) Group's #3 (my #6) – 25 pts; 0, 1, 3, 1 – Dark garnet red color; mature, narrow, tart plum nose with a touch of beef jus; tight yet, but some mature tart cassis showing on a deep core of tart raspberry; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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A visit to Leoville Las Cases -https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/08/leoville-du-marquis-de-las-cases.htmlRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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