1985 Château Léoville Las Cases

Community Tasting Notes (358) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  2/14/2024 - Tao wrote: 94 Points

  A sort of blackish, translucent dark colour! Approaching the age of forty, it is surprisingly young, full of vibrant fruits, and full of energy. There are tons of powdery sediments, and they definitely need a brief decanting or should I say pour the wine in your glass very carefully! Complex nose of mild caramel fruits, a hint of sweetness and a hint of oriental spiciness, and of course, the benchmark seasoned cedar wood cigar leaves, gorgeous aroma. The palate is in my view, rich and dense, but not tight, very spicy, and slightly dry with a long finish! Drinking window? It is entirely up to you, now or within the next two decades, it really depends on how one stores it!
  
  I opened it for the occasion of St Valentine ♥ day, the wine is on the masculine side, so my mission failed, not for the romantic atmosphere shall we say...

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  2/11/2024 - LWI wrote: 90 Points

  Middag og noen Bordeaux 80-tall: Blind. Aske, noe brett, gammelt trevirke; middels munn, svinnende frukt som har veket og gitt plass til noe tørket, jern. Til tross at dette var en late release fra slottet - ikke en optimal flaske.

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  1/28/2024 - overkloud Likes this wine: 95 Points

  [recorked by the winery and late release in 2015]
  Very much into the tertiary notes, layered with mushroom, leather and black tea, and mint. long finish.
  The fruit is not as fresh as the last bottle from almost 5 yrs ago. Still love it.

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  11/10/2023 - kr522 wrote: 94 Points

  this bottle more tertiary than previous experiences. Lots of gravel, cigar and drying fruits, to the point I would have guessed Graves if I were blinded. The fruit is still sporting good balance but the finish is a bit clipped. Still quite enjoyable though you should be consuming these

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  11/7/2023 - steinersing wrote: 94 Points

  Another great Bottle, now pretty mature with the fruit a little more in the background. Possibly time to drink them up over the next years.

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