Not fully open, but still lovely. Dark and polished, but not easy. 93 now, but I imagine it has more to give eventually. Makes me very curious to try the 2009 Leoville Las Cases, but probably 5-10 years later than this wine.
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Tasted out of a few different bottles with slightly different decanting times, so difficult to get a really clear bead on this - but it doesn’t seem related to the sublime Las Cases.
More deeply pitched than the ‘11. Lot’s of red and black fruit. Very generous, almost but not quite Napa like. Sunny vintage. Drink now for a simple but pleasurable drink. 92
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A mature and elegant St Julien, coming across very balanced and superbly developed. Approachable now, it displays typical Bordeaux notes on cloves, dark berries and forest floor with some St Julien grassiness. Though, it is not over concentrated, but rather mellower compared to the first wine of the estate. Which is not a bad thing in this context as its nicely melted tannins give it good length and a fine flow. Excellent food wine at this stage.
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3/20/2024 - ducster72 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not fully open, but still lovely. Dark and polished, but not easy. 93 now, but I imagine it has more to give eventually. Makes me very curious to try the 2009 Leoville Las Cases, but probably 5-10 years later than this wine.
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2/4/2024 - englishman's claret wrote:
Tasted out of a few different bottles with slightly different decanting times, so difficult to get a really clear bead on this - but it doesn’t seem related to the sublime Las Cases.
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1/12/2024 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 92 Points
More deeply pitched than the ‘11. Lot’s of red and black fruit. Very generous, almost but not quite Napa like. Sunny vintage. Drink now for a simple but pleasurable drink. 92
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12/10/2023 - AhSoNice1990 Likes this wine: 92 Points
No decant needed! Opened up very quickly. Drink now.
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11/8/2023 - Willi Vinotti Likes this wine: 92 Points
A mature and elegant St Julien, coming across very balanced and superbly developed. Approachable now, it displays typical Bordeaux notes on cloves, dark berries and forest floor with some St Julien grassiness. Though, it is not over concentrated, but rather mellower compared to the first wine of the estate. Which is not a bad thing in this context as its nicely melted tannins give it good length and a fine flow. Excellent food wine at this stage.
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