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| | Vintage | 2014 |  Label 1 of 733 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Léoville Las Cases (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | St. Julien | | UPC Code(s) | 0400005885099, 3277034831543, 3284399030313, 3364420078023, 3448821505507, 3550871207253, 3700266214063, 370027462885, 400004326586, 400006759009, 639737585575, 649944072355 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.3 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 33 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by b swan on 3/3/2024 & rated 96 points: JA, Less exuberant than some of its neighbours, as you might expect, but no less exceptional. Very much in the estate signature, demanding attention but expecting you to wait and pay homage until it is ready to speak. Give it time to unveil its muscular, concentrated cassis and bilberry fruits, puncuated by crushed mint leaf, crayon and liqourice bud. Huge depth through the mid palate, serious, structured, very much in the estate signature, showcasing the idea of it being a wine that is Burdundian in its balance of frustration and delight. Huge potential, but as I said last time I tasted it around a year ago, for now it's not giving much away. 50% new oak. (2044 views) | | | Tasted by Pmysliwi on 2/3/2024 & rated 94 points: Very flavorful, somewhat dry. Decanted for about 2 hrs. (2090 views) | | | Tasted by Gdubya on 8/6/2023 & rated 92 points: My first experience with LLC, from the perhaps mixed 2014 vintage. Nowadays it would probably be called “great but heterogeneous” such is the BDX hyperbole these days.
Decantered 2-4 hours, but never really settled. Slightly volatile tang/acidity in what is a fairly pleasant, if unspectacular offering. Will hold my remaining bottle for a few years, but it is not clear to me where this wine goes from here. About 91-93 (3599 views) | | | Tasted by Happytoro on 7/22/2023 & rated 93 points: This is too young but has great potential. Super attractive nose of blackberries and blueberries. The palate is still tannic and acidic that overshadows the other goodness. Bottle breathed for 10 hours followed by decanter for 2 hours. (3293 views) | | | Tasted by novocane on 5/6/2023 & rated 95 points: With 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a strong cab dominant left bank, perhaps moreso than normal.
Bottle opened clean. Dark cherries, blackberries and blueberries on the nose. Poured into decanter and did a bit of a power decant. Then let it sit for 45 mins or so. Paired with bbq ribeye. First of the season.
Color is a medium ruby.
From the first sip I was impressed. Fine tannins, medium acid, medium body. Dark tart fruit, leather, tobacco, cocao. Oak is there but integrated. Lingering in the mouth. Pulling you back for more.
First growth quality.
95/100 (3859 views) | | | Tasted by ayalao3 on 10/27/2022 & rated 96 points: Agree with the last note before me. Excellent wine, first growth quality. (5080 views) | | | Tasted by timothynbond on 6/3/2022 & rated 96 points: Served blind without decant. Deep ruby with a hint of purple. Aromas of cocoa, mushrooms, tobacco. Medium-plus body with medium-to-medium-plus acid, and ripe fine-grained tannins. Smooth, juicy blackberries on the palate, really great acid. Served next to a 2014 Lafite also blind, and this easily won the comparison.
Day 2 unblinded with a decant. Similar aromas but even more juicy on the palate, picking up some raspberry notes as well. Difficult to resist. Still bested the Lafite but the difference was much smaller. (5950 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 1/12/2022: Flickinger Customer Appreciation Tasting (Casino Club - Chicago IL): Walk-around tasting. Dense and very backward. Lots here, but unclear when this will be more accessible. (6886 views) | | | Tasted by Orange Tsian on 8/18/2021 & rated 94 points: 开瓶回塞两个小时。有黑加仑、黑莓等很多黑果。中后段有弥漫而出的牛奶、雪茄、雪松等味道。花香时时飘然，紫罗兰以及偶尔的干红花。接着又有五香粉和肉感，摩卡咖啡等，总体有浓缩感但不滞在，有内蕴略带节制的风格。入口酒体和结构不是很大，骨架感比较明确，修长挺拔，但集中度较高，酸度很高，有线条感而流畅，丹宁坚实，比较细，整体均衡，优雅初现，还需岁月的修饰打磨。口中多黑加仑、黑莓等黑色浆果，紫罗兰，石墨，烟草，雪松，锡兰茶，之后还出现了一些椰奶味，分明有层次，后段有些上扬的俊逸。94/100 (6143 views) | | | Tasted by wineappreciation on 5/4/2021 & rated 93 points: From a Half Bottle: Blackberry, black currant, leather, mushroom; pure, intense but not overpowering, smooth; tartly fruitful; fast, and yet with a long, very persistent, yet lightly held, finish (7692 views) | | | Tasted by fotomill on 11/15/2020 & rated 93 points: Of course good but not as excellent as expected. (6961 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 2/11/2020 & rated 92 points: Opened this 2014 Léoville Las Cases to sort out whether I should add it to the cellar. After drinking this over 2 days, I am less bullish than some of the others here on cellartracker. The nose is initially quite raspberry focused beyond the new oak, by day 2 developing a more currant-dominated profile. The main issue is that this does come across somewhat unbalanced on the palate, with acidity and tannin overpowering the body. Finishes well with a potent raspberry presence, though. A good job from a vintage which produced very mixed wines, if not on the top tier (or next to top tier) of las Cases. (10932 views) | | | Tasted by burlingtonm on 1/24/2020 & rated 94 points: I have often been underwhelmed by Leoville Las Cases but really liked this wine and found it surprisingly accessible. (6974 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 1/16/2020 & rated 94 points: 2 hour decant from 375
Tight tart red fruit, slight heat, licorice, smoke and a touch of sweet scents.
Ra, rich and wild body with jammy red fruit with drying tannins and long finish. Needs 5+ years or longer decant; at hour 4 it started showing its potential. 94 with upside (7348 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 12/2/2019 & rated 93 points: 2014, Château Léoville Las Cases, Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, Frankreich. Dunkles Rubin. Expressive, feinduftig-florale Nase, dunkle Frucht, Tabak, Kräuter, Rauch. Im Gaumen rund und weich, zeigt Charme und bereits eine schöne Zugänglichkeit, breitet sich dann aus, wird vollmundiger, mit cremiger Textur und feinen Gerbstoffen, die Säure hält das Fruchtbündel frisch und lebhaft, energiegeladen, und mit sehr langem Abgang. Hat sehr gute Anlagen. 2024-2037+. 18.5+ vvPunkte (93+/100). vvWine.ch (7468 views) | | | Tasted by Bobhelge on 12/15/2018 & rated 95 points: Nuuk weekend; 12/13/2018-12/16/2018: What a wine! It’s young but incredibly savory and complex. Classic Bordeaux elements. Inky dark fruit, hanged meat, lead pencil shavings, a bit of smoke and roasted coffee beans. Dens fruit on the palate but lovely balanced acidity and length. (9154 views) | | | Tasted by WineAcrobat on 10/6/2018 & rated 91 points: Drank from a 375. Tart red fruit dominates which surprised me. This is my first Las Cases. Red current, cranberry, lots of graphite, if I was to be given this blind I might have guessed a high quality Sangiovese. Really good and I can see why petiole are saying to open this a decade from now. The tannins are beautiful and fine, the acid is high, and there isn’t a hint of age except for the fact that the tannins don’t rip your mouth out like my experience was on the release of the 2014’s(my first grand Bordeaux vintage tasting) I give this an A- but would love to see where it goes in a decade or three. (7555 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 12/22/2017 & rated 95 points: I 2014-årgangen er det hele 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc og med 10% Merlot-druer. 85% av fatene er nye.
Vinen har en mørkere dyp rød kjerne på farge.
På nesen er vinen intens, dyp, kompleks og allikevel greier den å opptre forførende og elegant. Vinen har en skikkelig fin nerve med mørkere litt parfymerte kirsebær, noe kjølige plommer, et sting av lakris, noe vanilje og en kryddertone i flere lag.
Vinen er konsentrert og dyp på paletten, men er mer som en feminin dronning som selvsikkert tar seg elegant fram og stiller seg fremst på balkongen uten å opptre for brutal og stor. Vinen har nesten en kremete tekstur med tanniner som er så softe og silkepreget at det er til å smile av. Her er det mørkere solbær, litt syrlige kirsebær, et nydelig hint av mint, noe urter og litt fattoner på en lang og mektig utgang. Dette var virkelig en kompleks og herlig vin som vil være helt strålende om 15-20 års tid. Flott vin! www.botti.no (11060 views) | | | Tasted by HolyMoly on 11/27/2017 & rated 94 points: Opened the bottle with Montrose 2014 still in mind.
Compared, considerably more closed.
Nose shows hughe potential.
Powerful red fruit at first, some metallic notes later on.
Palate very closed, strong tannins, juicy, earthy.
Can't say whether it takes 10 or 20 years for this to reach full potential, but I will check back here for the reviews in a few years...probably up to 95-96... (9817 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 7/12/2017 & rated 95 points: One of the top wines from the 2014 vintage, the color shows a deep ruby hue. Aromatically you find cassis, lead pencil and forest floor notes already. On the palate, the full bodied wine delivers round tannins, fresh red fruits and a nice bite of juicy cassis in the end note. The freshness, with a leafy component is a really nice sensation in the finish. For a good quality vintage of Leoville Las Cases, this will drink well relatively young, meaning that perhaps just a decade or slightly more will be ample time for the wine to open and offer its complexities. (12502 views) | | | Tasted by Michael777 on 6/16/2017 & rated 94 points: Shows an immaculate ripe cassis fruit behind some wood. Soft and full-bodied on the palate, mellow pressureful tannins and a fine acid trace, mineral-rich, with a relaxed richness that unites volume and structure. Yield only 33 hl / ha, 13.8 percent alcohol with a very healthy pH value of 3.49 , 94/96 (9086 views) | | | Tasted by RockinCabs on 6/15/2017 & rated 95 points: Nose: dark blackberry, cassis, tobacco, graphite and furniture polish. Palate: dark brooding and powerful, but in check and neatly tailored like Daniel Craig's Bond. This has black fruit for days and yet the finer notes of creamy mocha, cigar and mineral show.
This was the star of this tasting, and I added a bottle to the cellar to sit on. Agree with others that this is a stunner and will drink younger than many las cases. (8437 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 6/2/2017 & rated 98 points: Decanted for two hours. The intense blackberry, dried tobacco, dried earth, blood orange zest, hope chest and chocolate pudding nose is stunning in its own right. A salient entry and a round, polished middle palate. There's depth to ponder and terroir to enjoy. Lay this First-Growth of St. Julien down for awhile. Without a doubt this has a nose that will be indelible.
Drink 2024 -. (7699 views) | | | Tasted by MarcelloW on 4/30/2017 & rated 95 points: Powerful and complex. Cassis, black and blueberries. Excellent. LLC is in 2014 a payable, great value. (6134 views) | | | Tasted by NostraBacchus on 3/11/2017 & rated 96 points: Tasted next to Léoville-Barton and Léoville-Poyferré. This is like in between the Barton and the Poyferré, but also very complex. Beautiful notes of cedar wood, cigar, dark cherries, cassis, tobacco, graphite and some sweet spices too. It's full-bodied, dense and powerful, with high acidity and high tannin that is excellent quality. Very good length with great depth and huge potential. A superb Las-Cases that might be open a little earlier than the most structured vintages. (6131 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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
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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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