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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97.9 pts. and median of 98 pts. in 49 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 10/9/2023 & rated 97 points: The 2016 Léoville Las Cases is eons away from maturity, but it offers such clear promise. The nose here is totally classical, slightly strict but entirely enveloping, full of cassis with blackberry and a little raspberry alongside, further freshened by pencil and sea salt. Masses of cool fruit fill the mouth with a commensurate amount of tannin and enlivening acid (pH 3.66). The 13.6% ABV isn’t really palpable in the mouth or on the finish, which displays admirable length. It’s easy to draw a clear line between this, the 2010, the 1986, and the 1959.
75% CS, 14% M, 11% CF harvested September 30 - October 16.
96-98 points (+?) (8685 views) | | | Tasted by havana4 🍾🍇 on 9/30/2023 & rated 89 points: 1 hour decant. Never really opened up at all. Drank over the course of 2 hours. slightly acidic and out of balance. Not a lot of structure. Fruits not delineated but instead very faint. Finish extremely short. Like this is just closing down now for awhile. But I have 7 more bottles so we will check back in a year and see if consistent with this note. (6395 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 1/17/2023 & rated 96 points: Dark blackish garnet colored, medium full bodied, impeccably polished and elegant, flawless, concentrated but nicely integrated dark berry fruits with subtle notes of cassis, graphite, black tea and dark chocolate with smooth polished tannins on the lingering finish. Give it time to integrate and open up further!
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2023/01/celebration-dinner-features-top-rated.html (12638 views) | | | Tasted by Bert Camem on 9/24/2022 & rated 97 points: Knowing it would be too young, I couldn't resist opening a bottle. With about two hours decanting it was not a disappointment. Yes way too young given what it promises, but most definitely approachable and if you have a few, worth opening one now. Quite acidic, but I'm sure this will soften. Elegant and concentrated. Closed but enough flavour there to enjoy. Despite its very dark colour, it has a core of tangy/ripe red fruit that has a lovely freshness and purity. First growth quality at a fraction of the price. I think this will be stunning when it is ready. (12772 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 9/5/2022 & rated 98 points: Out of this world; a truly great Bordeaux. Vertical, chalky, powerful as a tight fist with a concentrated, yet so relaxed fruit. Too young? Of course it is, still you can drink this, if you like, it's world class.
#ROCA Mas Marroch (13249 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 2/13/2022 & rated 95 points: This is classic, cool and fresh. The superb intense and layered minerality is so intriguing. Classic 2016. I think, that this an outstanding wine. But only after a lot of air that touch of sweetness came forward that is needed to make it truly balanced. Is there enough sweetness to still be balanced once mature in 30+ years? My guess is yes, that fruit sweetness is likely just hiding a bit at the moment. 94/95 pts. With upside.
TN: Cool, fresh, subtle nose displaying fresh blackberries and blueberries with a strong underlying layer of iron and graphite with hints of spices. Quite beautiful in its subtlety and calmness. On the palate this is of the same character with intense blue fruit, dark berries, loads of graphite minerality, streaks of iron, hints of spices, some tobacco notes. With a lot of air some coffee notes and more spices as well as an additional touch of sweet fruit come forward. All very well defined. This hyper definition is a highlight. Superb freshness, perfectly round and fine, high acidity. Lots of very round and noticeable tannins which will need time to melt further. The balance is impeccable, nice creaminess and lightness. Good, long finish.
Decanting: Not decanted. Followed over a few hours. Got better, more complex with air. This easily needs 2-3 hours in the decanter. (15255 views) | | | Tasted by Decarlor on 1/4/2022 & rated 100 points: Probably the best Leoville Las Cases ever.
Decanted 3 hours. I was surprised by its readiness, despite it will improve for sure over time.
Very complex wine with blue/black fruits prevailing over red. (14228 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 6/5/2021 & rated 98 points: Opened 2 hours. Color is very dark ruby/purple. On the nose: Cassis, plum, leather, graphite and some dark chocolate. On the palate: Cherry liquor, cassis, plum, leather, some background spice notes, pomegranate and dark chocolate. There is a lot here. Exceptional wine. It is very young and should be left for another 5 years. I have case and have been aching to try. (14351 views) | | | Tasted by Romol on 4/20/2021 & rated 94 points: Decanted 4 hours. A very good Las Cases. Even at this young stage really something special. And I'm pretty sure that there is a lot more to come with more age. I think this will be a stunner with 10 more years in the cellar. 94++ pts at the moment. (12447 views) | | | Tasted by DrewWongo on 3/26/2021: Coravin Pour with aerator - Very primary fruit driven nose, although not really expressing itself too much now. It would be an awesome experience to nose this is it was less muted today. On the palate, again loads of fruits. There's an easiness to drink this now, although it's layered and complex. It's medium to full bodied. On the finish, it is long and lingers. The whole experience from nosing to tasting and enjoying the finish is so seamless. This is a wine that is dangerous in the sense that you will sub-consciously keep reaching out to enjoy and before you know it, it's all gone.
Having said that, I anticipate that if you have the patience to wait longer, this wine will mature into something more stunning than it is today. (12560 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 10/29/2020 & rated 100 points: Decanted for three hours. The bouquet is stunning and perfection personified, with blackberry, pipe tobacco, chocolate pudding, mineral, black cherry and earthy elements. The tannins are polished, yet so layered and silky, with force and a pretty edge. Absolutely addicting and in the same realm as the mythic ‘05 and ‘82 (with the right bottle), this is legendary. Extremely long and I cannot find a flaw. Watch this for many, many years. If I live to see this at the age of fifty, I will experience a bottle that is still regal. Drink 2029 -. (15496 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 7/13/2020 & rated 94 points: This is a wonderful wine, which to my surprise, is already approachable with several hours of air but I would wait at least until the 10 year mark before before opening another bottle and it will need probably 30 or more years to reach its peak. The highlights are the high complexity paired with an incredible purity and precision. I haven‘t had this since the early in-bottle-days and it has since gained complexity but lost a bit of balance. 94 points today (nose rather 95/96 points, palate rather 92/93) but potential to go much higher (97+).
TN: At first not overly expressive and with hard edges but after several hours in the decanter the nose showed aristocratic fresh blue and black forest berries and more and more sweet, ripe, red cherries as well as cedar and some herbal aromas. On the palate with time more open with fresh dark berries, blueberries, cherries, cedar, crushed stones. Medium intensity (still a bit closed), very high precision. At first not overly good balance with some velvety but noticeable tannins and a not perfectly integrated acidity, later softer and more harmonious but never really great on that front.
Decanting: I would decant it for 5-7+hours, best in the morning or even the day before consumption (see the review before of sirpat007). (15473 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 5/30/2020 & rated 98 points: Tasted blind after a brief 30-60 min decant. Sweet spices, unsweetened licorice and floral notes as first impression. Fruit profile includes red cherries and strawberry, blue berries and mixed forest berries. Light toast of cigar box, dried herbs. A bit of granite and schist added mineral complexity. Fruit forward palate deluging you with a big, fat bag of cherry fruit. Acidity and tannin, unsurprisingly, were not yet in perfect harmony. But after a good 1-2h in the decanter things started to balance out. Having said that, at no point were the tannins in any way coarse or rough. This was improving by the minute causing me to go „Mmmh“ again and again. All in all layered and just simply stunning with rounds and rounds of evolution gaining in intensity in the process. The fruit profile appeared to turn darker over time although still surprisingly light. Rivals the Napa cab cousins in terms of sexiness while maintaining unswerving elegance and filigree no matter from what vantage point you look at it. Drank over 4 days and the nose didn't budge even a bit while the texture on the palate continued to soften day by day. Even though aromatic accents varied slightly day by day, the general character of sweet spices and savory notes framing a beautiful fruit core was retained. I was already very impressed at a Bordeaux 2016 in the bottle tasting in 2018 (scored 98) and that impression was easily maintained (would score 98+ now). I have no doubt that 99 and 100 will be reached at least temporarily over the next 2-3 decades. (12146 views) | | | Tasted by watcheslover on 5/20/2020 & rated 100 points: The real Perfection!!! re-tasted with my friends with other greats 2016 (Mouton, Ausone, VC Certan, Montrose, Petrus..) Blind test.
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This is perhaps the best bordeaux I have drunk in my whole life (in competition with Lafleur 16, Haut-Brion 16 and the huge Petrus 18). Santa Claus, please don't forget my little cellar! (14281 views) | | | Tasted by Ramonee Confit on 5/20/2020 & rated 100 points: Regouté avec Watcheslover, 100% d'accord avec ses avis, voir ci-dessoux.
Encore meilleur que le grand 2018 qui s'annonce. (13624 views) | | | Tasted by watcheslover on 4/25/2020 & rated 100 points: re-tasted again, simply perfect!! (12881 views) | | | Tasted by Vinomazing on 4/24/2020: A beauty in the making. Near every element this novice can find is there to be of the finest juice in the future. Even though this test results in a 95 score now, it is not about now. Saint Julien's at serious age is what 1st informed me what age can really do, magic. This will become a speechless wine when it is time at Least 10 years from now, so time to forget 'em for a long while. Performed a 7 day test, drinking @ 3oz glasses over 3-8 hours, cork going right back in bottle each time and keeping at 60 degrees. Not going into depth, this wine is too overwhelming for me to think straight. Mostly every TN before me is spot on with descriptors. Buy while you can and hold is highly recommended, not many come around like this.
Day #1 - Gorgeous, closed, yet still absolutely and easily drinkable.
Day #2 - Now some air is showing the characteristics of a legend.
Day #3 - Such delicacy, finesse, near seamless at this early...every frighen thing is in line, just Not melded together perfectly as time can only do such justice.
Day #4 - Keeping with day #3.
Day #6 - Changing, some aspects slightly receding and some really popping out.
Day #7 - Wow, since day 1 every sip have to stop and ponder. Something happened today, may be at its best showing of future potential besides days 3-4. Today is not the tastiest but is the smoothest, the most serene due to attributes of the wine being closest to uniting as one. Although, take note that it is not lasting long, air is depleting it rather quick. Just confirms that time is what this needs to truly come fully together & shine at a future 98-100pts.
Day #8 - A tad sweet, a slight sour, will gladly down this last 1.5 oz quick and call it the end.
Stay safe, Cheerio (8423 views) | | | Tasted by SuperSomm on 4/20/2020: Deep purple colour. Medium nose with dark plum, raspberry, cherry, eucalyptus and cedar. Medium taste of raspberry, cherry, dark plum, eucalyptus and cedar. Long and dry finish. High acidity. High tannins. Medium body. A very good 2nd wine that needs some years more to mature. Goes well with beef or lamb. (3087 views) | | | Tasted by Iroi on 3/27/2020 & rated 100 points: This is an amazing and elegant LLC at this age and it’s so concentrated! On the nose, aromas of blackberry,red currant will easily to be found. Silky tannins that you will drink the whole bottle without noticing. OMG, this wine for sure will store 30-50 years easily. Can’t wait to see how it will be evolved at the year of 2026. I think this 2016 is better than 2010 and 2009. The best year since 2000. 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% alcohol. 100 pts (8712 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 11/28/2019 & rated 98 points: Confounding this chateau's reputation for producing blockbuster wines, this is by far the most feminine and streamlined 2016 I've had so far, with a silky texture and slender figure more akin to elite Pomerols like Trotanoy or VCC than a left bank vin de garde - though it does approach the exquisitely elegant fashion the 1990 is displaying lately. It's also quite restrained relative to most from the vintage and particularly its nearby competition. If the Pichon-Baron is grabbing the microphone and screaming, "y'all ready to rock and roll?!" this wine is more like Morrissey. Swirling the glass coaxes out scents of cedar shavings, leading to a dark-toned but still red-fruited palate infused with just about the maximum amount of tannin a wine can possibly have and still retain a refined texture - it's as if someone had stirred in concrete powder and we got the chance to catch this just before it seizes up. (15556 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 11/26/2019 & rated 99 points: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% alcohol.
Fantastic energy and depth oon the aromas with beautiful fruit image of blackberries, plum skin, blackcurrant leaves, red fruit peel, wet soil, charcoal and sweet wood. Pronounced fresh and full-bodied wine that balances between being voluminous and at the same time experienced as pure silk.
Lovely concentrated fruit of blackcurrant, red berries, beautiful graphite and wet forest. Fabulously clean and energetic long finish with perfect tannins and this pronounced formidable acidity. Las-Cases for the history books. 99 points. (11781 views) | | | Tasted by 83Vintage on 10/25/2019 & rated 94 points: This has all the stuffing to be fantastic with its compact and appealing dense core, offering cedar, iron, tobacco and blackberry. Still tight on the finish, not giving way. You can see it's very high quality, just not ready. (11576 views) | | | Tasted by nywine68 on 10/17/2019 & rated 94 points: WS Grand Tasting. Surprisingly approachable already. A solid frame of nice tannins. Lots of depth of dark fruit. Prunes, figs and chocolate. (10853 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/21/2019 & rated 100 points: This has really expanded since my initial barrel tasting. The nose explodes, literally! The fruit jumps from the glass, it is that concentrated. Blackberry, cassis and tobacco are all over the place. This is so concentrated, you can almost eat it with a spoon! The fruit coats your mouth. But it is the level of density and freshness, coupled with all those sweet, pure fruit sensations that let you know, this wine means business. You can actually feel the fruit expand on your palate! This is what great wine is all about. Produced from a blend 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. (12701 views) | | | Tasted by steak&pizza on 8/9/2019 & rated 98 points: Bought a case during the EP and was curious to try one on delivery. Beautiful young wine and surprisingly approachable despite being an LLC. Critics were not wrong in giving this 100 pts and there is significant upside once we see some integration of tannins for a softer more harmonious experience. 98 points for me today. (10023 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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
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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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