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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 143 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by gcarl on 7/2/2023 & rated 95 points: Six years since I last opened one of these and it still sings beautifully! Nose of pencil shavings, floral notes, dark fruit. Still dark in the glass with just the beginning of bricking along the side of the glass. I think I have one left. I opened 5 wines at a restaurant party with 8 others and this was the last one opened. It was the Wine of the Night. (1099 views) | | | Tasted by Mascarello59 on 3/30/2023 & rated 91 points: Dense Cabernet aromas, touch of mint.
Sleek and elegant but not the same depth as the other vintages. Good fruit but a tad short. The weaker vintages shines through, still very nice. (312 views) | | | Tasted by Ksquare on 2/25/2023 & rated 92 points: Ruby. Nose has tobacco, dark chocolate, cherries, some pyrazines. Palate is dark fruit, spices, tannins still a bit harsh. Fruit is getting lighter but tannins not resolving. MB, MA, MT, MF (1535 views) | | | Tasted by MC on 7/28/2022: Perfect fill. PNP. Dark color with a much younger look than expected for its age. Classic Bordeaux nose. Pretty good right out of the bottle with maybe 20 -30 minutes needed to fully open. Very nice, classic Bordeaux that is very enjoyable to drink with food. A bit short on the finish, and not the concentration of the better vintages, but this is very nice for the vintage and its age and I would happily drink more well stored bottles of this. Would be drinking now. A- (2380 views) | | | Tasted by 79bulldog on 5/14/2022 & rated 92 points: Fantastic. This wine is going nowhere. I agree with previous comments: tobacco and spice, hints of black fruit. Quitessential Las Cases, though not the power of better vintages. Perfect pairing with grilled lamb chops. Bottle and glass decant only - 90 minutes was fine. A full decant should be moderate length if chosen. It needs only moderate exposure at this point. (2345 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 12/3/2021 & rated 91 points: Not bad for an off year vintage, however, this is not a wine to be adding to your cellar for the long term. It is a very pleasant drink but lacking real substance. (2975 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 12/1/2021: Belated birthday dinner: On opening this was very attractive with ripe fruits but turned very green after a while - so this is how Bordeaux used to be when it couldn't ripen properly. On the second day the greenness dissipated but it was still rather hollow on the palate. (2732 views) | | | Tasted by Jumbo-Jet on 8/27/2021 & rated 91 points: Beautiful dense and promising St.-Julien bouquet with strawberry, wood, tar, pencil shavings. On the palate the rudiments of elegance are there, pleasant intensity, but in the end too acidity dominated and rather one-dimensional. Some interesting fruit notes in the reasonably long finish but altogether a rather austere experience. Did not improve after several hours in the decanter. (2257 views) | | | Tasted by ccn on 7/23/2021 & rated 92 points: Best bottle of the lot (so far). Really open and singing -- dominated by tobacco, with some berry fruit remaining. Great length. Probably at peak but will sustain this for some time. (1784 views) | | | Tasted by Bob H on 6/20/2021: According to CT, the last bottle I had of this was in 2017. And for an “off” vintage, this is drinking decently today. You get that cedar/spice box note on the nose, with blackberry fruit on the palate. Not bad at all, and this doesn’t feel in the least bit tired, so consider this drink or hold. (1862 views) | | | Tasted by felixp on 5/29/2021 & rated 86 points: light and simple. generic. would be impossible to pick as coming from Bordeaux. On the night, bettered by a 1990 Seaview Cabernet, a $10 South Australian wine. (1649 views) | | | Tasted by ccn on 2/28/2021 & rated 90 points: (From Magnum) When first opened, seemed thin and slightly funky -- was worried. After two hours in decanter, opened up very nicely to a soft, long, elegant -- if light -- wine. Elegant but not very complex.
Seems fully mature. (1825 views) | | | Tasted by perrez on 8/26/2020 & rated 90 points: got this 20 years ago and the birth of my second daughter was the right time to open this one. tobacco and leather at the beginning, showing blackberry and silky forest berries later (2h). quite high but ok acid and low tannin. perfect with t-bone from grill and nothing else, thanks. riedel bordeaux grand cru. (2025 views) | | | Tasted by Ballballsheep on 7/19/2020 & rated 93 points: Breathe 3 hours to arrive its peak. Complex and elegant. Plum, cherry, leathery, earthy with silky tannin. The finishing is not extremely long, but long enough to linger in memory. (2194 views) | | | Tasted by NickNYC on 6/1/2020 & rated 93 points: pristine cork. opened 4 hours before dinner. Nose is powerful and complex. Sweet dark berries, mushrooms, earth, noble wood. after a couple of hours, green pepper notes appeared, notes that I often had in 1993 bordeaux. the palate is mid weight, sweet tanins, reasonably long. really enjoyed it.
Not sure it will gain anything if cellared longer, but it should stay in this cool spot for a few years. (2056 views) | | | Tasted by Sievvy on 12/24/2019 & rated 88 points: Consumed my last two bottles. Very disappointing, no finish just dead. (2916 views) | | | Tasted by BeiBar on 6/10/2019 & rated 97 points: As wonderful as can be expected! It is often said there is no bad year for Léoville Las Cases - only good years and great years. This was just a good year, but the pleasure is intense. Top of the St Julien tree. (3568 views) | | | Tasted by Honeyburst on 4/4/2019 & rated 93 points: One of those extraordinary Wine makers that exhibit their skill in smaller years as well. Served blind for connaisseurs who framed left bank north but either guessed much better vintages or 1. Cru once 93 was nailed. Somewhat light but very delicate and classic. (2945 views) | | | Tasted by eboracum on 12/29/2018 flawed bottle: My last of a dozen proved to be a disappointment. Acidity was much more marked and there was less complexity. Then from the other side of the table came "isn't this wine corked?". Though the TCA was almost below the threshold of my perception, all was explained; low level cork taint. (3020 views) | | | Tasted by nihraguk on 12/1/2018: Tannins fully resolved, pleasant nose but not enough fruit or structure left on the palate for my liking. (3040 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff on 11/22/2018 & rated 90 points: Nice complex nose , multifaceted. Still tannic, seemed somewhat disjointed, compared with prior bottles. All the components there, just somehow, not melding together. I think this is bottle variation, based on my prior experiences with this wine. (2642 views) | | | Tasted by korniev on 10/23/2018 & rated 94 points: Had this one during the 1993 tasting yesterday.
As I expected it killed the rest of the Boreauxs presented including even Lafleur Petrus. Great complexity and structure. Great nose and really good palate. Pure pleasure to drink and goes very well with slightly spicy fried chicken legs! Still has time to it but will not improve. Drink or keep 5-8 years I would say. (2355 views) | | | Tasted by Cofxc on 8/24/2018 & rated 91 points: Attractive nose. Very mineral. Much graphite. Smokey. Earth. Unlit cigarette. But with freshness and refreshing. Red fruited, red currant. Decanted and took a while to open out. Drinking companions had thought out of sorts but my recent experience of the wine helped ensure this was mostly drunk at its peak. (2312 views) | | | Tasted by zding on 5/20/2018 & rated 93 points: Licorice, vanilla, cedar, silky tannin, very elegant and balanced (3005 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff on 4/20/2018 & rated 95 points: Beautiful nose, multidimensional with secondary and tertiary notes. Medium to full body, tannins resolved, long finish. Nose keeps drawing you back. Impressive wine. (2878 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
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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