1998 Château Léoville Las Cases

Community Tasting Note

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93 Points

Sunday, January 21, 2024 - Very different from the 1989 we had SBS with this tonight. A bit muted and closed upon opening but with a sold core of stuffing so this went through a good 2.5-3 hr decant before consumption which was a good start. At that point I found it more approachable then the 1995 we had in late December. Overall a solid bottle with red and black fruit and nicely developed secondary scents and flavors, cigar box cedar and tobacco and Autumn leafs, leather all with a good medium body and an old school style Bordeaux which kept getting better with the last sip several hrs later the most enjoyable. A bit more roundness and plushness would have brought this into the league of the better vintages, but a nice effort nonetheless for a though year in the left bank. A good bet for current consumption and relative value.

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