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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Stemvers on 11/24/2023 & rated 91 points: Nice balance, medium- body. Fruity, but a bit too green, needs more time for me. Lots of potential. Next one 2026. (434 views) | | | Tasted by Waël on 8/19/2021 & rated 92 points: Much more approachable now than when I tried it last year. The nose is still dominated by green pepper and fresh red fruit that has not ripened. The palate is more smooth, with tannins that are just right, and a medium finish. Red fruit on the palate and a lingering finish of tobacco. Ready to drink (2636 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 4/19/2021 & rated 89 points: St.Julien tasting. Next to the stellar 2010s of Leoville Poyferre and Ducru Beaucaillou this 2013 LLC really looked measly. I confirms that 2013 is a thoroughly lousy vintage. No offence, this wine is lovely, with soft tannins, not over extracted but it drinks like a fruity happy-go-lucky 20$ CabSav and neither has the depth nor the length of a Left Bank Grand Cru. There is always so much marketing talk by the big Chateaux about selecting only their best for the 1st wine and leaving the rest to the 2nd wine etc., but when push comes to shove in a very bad vintage like 2013 they still stay away from declassifying their entire 1st wine and make a 2nd wine only in this year. Let me be very clear: Producing this LLC was a mistake! (3527 views) | | | Tasted by Shugs_Claret on 3/13/2021 & rated 89 points: Quite thin and still a bit closed. Not sure where this will end up (2457 views) | | | Tasted by Waël on 11/7/2020 & rated 92 points: Nose of green pepper, mint, leather and forest floor. The palate is smooth and the tannins light with a medium minty finish. Licorice, pepper, and a hint of dark fruit. Ready to drink. (2609 views) | | | Tasted by Yorgos on 1/18/2020 & rated 90 points: Dark ruby. Nose of bright red and dark cherries, berries,quite a bit of green elements, bell pepper, sweet spice. The palate shows the weakness of the vintage; good balance initially but th fruit is thin and soon dominated by the high acidity ending in a medium finish. Not as bad as what they say for the vintage but clearly what I tasted does not justify a LLC price tag. (3047 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 1/30/2018 & rated 83 points: IMW Bordeaux Tasting - 2013 Vintage (Hyatt, San Francisco): Very green raw bell pepper pyrazines on the nose. On the palate, good depth and flavor concentration with some black fruit but the acid is just too high. (4096 views) | | | Tasted by xzwine on 1/23/2018: Spicy, elegant, ripe, complex. High acidity and slightly untamed tannins, overall balanced. Long finish. Classic Bordeaux left bank. (3092 views) | | | Tasted by I've Got Bottle (JP Abela) on 3/9/2017 & rated 93 points: Les Vinissimes de NICOLAS (Paris, Maison des Polytechniciens): Couleur : grenat.
Nez d’intensité aromatique moyenne (+). Frais, mentholée, notes de tabac, de réglisse, d’épices, fruits frais, subtils mais précis (prunes, mûres).
Bouche : Attaque souple, douce et assez pleine d’un point de vue aromatique. Corps normal à normal (+), bouche juteuse, ronde. Une belle texture soyeuse et veloutée, une expression aromatique fraîche, raffinée et assez nette. Par ailleurs, j’ai été relativement impressionné par la profondeur développée dans ce millésime difficile. Ce 2013 est/pourra être abordable dans sa jeunesse grâce à des tanins globalement enrobés même s’ils se resserrent légèrement en fin de bouche.
Finale de longueur normale, juteuse, sur de la mûre, de la framboise noire et des épices douces.
Note : 16,5-16,75/20 (92-93/100) (2259 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 5/25/2016 & rated 93 points: Elegant is used in a variety of ways with tasting notes in either a complimentary sense, or in a pejorative manner. With 2013 Leoville Las Cases, it's a positive trait as Leoville Las Cases is not usually a wine that can be enjoyed before it's 10th birthday. With the 2013, the fruits are ripe, present, elegant and even soft, as are the tannins. The wine is fresh, clean and correct. If you're looking for an LLC to enjoy in its youth, while waiting for the more powerful, tannic years to come around, this is the vintage. (4789 views) | | | Tasted by Monkeygrape on 12/15/2015: Tasted back in May at Chateau, had the fortune of tasting from barrel while they were doing sediment check. As Jeff puts its, extremely forward style, light body and very pink colour with weak structure... maybe it will be better in bottle but I suspect it will be drinkable right after delivery.
Only if the price justified the quality... (3982 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/20/2014 & rated 93 points: Using 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc and 12% Merlot, the wine was made from only 35% of the harvest, reaching a pH of 3.69 and 13.10% alcohol. Dark ruby in color with pink edges, the wine has a floral nose with forward notes of tobacco, boysenberry, mocha and forest aromas. On the palate, easy tannins accompany bright, fresh black raspberries. This is a very forward style of Leoville Las Cases, which is a wine that normally takes decades to develop. This should drink well early, perhaps with only a few years of age after release. 92-94 Pts (5860 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 4/3/2014 & rated 91 points: great nose of ripe fruits, good complexity & structure, well balanced, full bodied, quite tannic, quality finish 90-92 (2308 views) |
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Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Threes (Aug 2023) (8/1/2023)
(Léoville Las-Cases Léoville Las-Cases Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Brook
Decanter, Bordeaux 2013: 10 years on (2/2/2023)
(Château Léoville Las Cases, Cabernet Sauvignon, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/2/2023)
(Ch Léoville Las Cases St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2023 (2/1/2023)
(Château Léoville-Las-Cases St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, La Place September Releases 2020 (8/26/2020)
(Château Léoville-Las Cases, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Gary Walsh
The WINEFRONT (11/1/2017)
(Chateau Leoville Las Cases) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2017 (11/1/2017)
(Château Léoville-Las-Cases St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/27/2017)
(Ch Léoville Las Cases St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (2/10/2016)
(Château Léoville Las Cases St.-Julien, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, October 2015 (10/1/2015)
(Château Léoville-Las-Cases St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Steven Spurrier
Decanter, Bordeaux 2013 results: Saint-Julien (10/4/2014)
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Decanter, Bordeaux 2013 results: Saint-Julien (10/4/2014)
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Decanter, Bordeaux 2013 results: Saint-Julien (10/4/2014)
(Château Léoville-Las Cases, St-Julien, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, May-14, IWC Issue #174 (5/1/2014)
(Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint-Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/3/2014)
(Ch Léoville Las Cases St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2013 Bordeaux: Walking the Tightrope (Apr 2014)
(Léoville-las-cases Léoville-las-cases St. Julien 2ème Cru Classé Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2014 (4/1/2014)
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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
VdB
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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