Community Tasting Note

englishman's claret wrote:

Monday, October 9, 2023 - 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 (+?)

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