eBob Angelus vs. Leoville Las Cases Vertical

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Tasted Thursday, April 12, 2007 by winefool with 1,798 views

Introduction

Fun event as usual with a good group of people. The tasting menu had some odd choices to pair with bordeaux, but chalk that up to lack of experience on the part of the organizer.

Overall impressions were that while many wines showed very well, I'm just not that knocked out by bordeaux in most cases. This tasting certainly improved my skeptical opinion of LLC, but worsened my opinion of Angelus which was roundly outshown in my opinion.

Other attendees included:
Wally Kerr
Jordan Jacobs
Dan Gordon
Greg Ursino
Ken Kailin
Brian Platnick
Matt Schaffer
Michael Pecken
Chris Klingenstein
Gary Weber
David Klinger
Marc Lazar

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

Flight 2 (4 Notes)

  • 1961 Château Léoville Las Cases 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Crimson brick color. Decent nose of violets, black fruit, and anise. Decent fruit left with some nice spiciness. Smooth and round, but nothing like the bottle from Berns - here's to bottle variation...

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  • 1985 Château Léoville Las Cases 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Bright red/pink color. Big bright zingy nose of black fruit, cedar, and spice. Good Tight red fruit with a some acidity and a light metallic finish.

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  • 1986 Château Léoville Las Cases 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Full deep red color. Pale clear aroma of acidic black fruit and hints of graphite. Mmmmn. Big mouthful of black currant and cherry with firm tanins remaining. Nice and room for improvement.

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  • 1986 Château Angélus 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Pale soft red color. medium nose of tight spicy black fruit. A little blowsy on the palate with red cherry and hints of strawberry.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

  • 1989 Château Léoville Las Cases 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Full soft red color. Dusty graphite black frjuit nose with licorice hints (and perhaps just the slightest hint of tca?). Big acidic black fruit with good energy. Still quite tight.

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  • 1990 Château Léoville Las Cases 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Full soft red color. Lovely rich floral red fruit nose with a hint of sweet. Nice rich sweet big black fruit with mocha notes on the finish. Nice showing. 94+ pts.

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  • 1989 Château Angélus 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Full deep purple. Full tight black fruit nose with acid, tannin, and spice. Big full coffee black bright fruit and black spices on the palate.

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  • 1990 Château Angélus 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Full red color with some lightening. Medium full smoky red fruit on the nose. Big tight black fruit with firm structure and acidity. Green pepper notes emerged with some time.

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Flight 4 (4 Notes)

Flight 5 (3 Notes)

  • 1998 Château Léoville Las Cases 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Full pruple/red color. Bright red candied fruit nose with some spice. Big round slightly sweet black fruit on the palate.

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  • 1998 Château Angélus 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Full soft red/purple color. Big nose of spicy briar sweet black fruit. Big tight black sweet fruit carries through to the palate. Still young and tight, but nice.

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  • 1996 Château Angélus 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Opaque black/red color. Bright tight black fruit with coffee hints. Nice rich round bright black fruit with sweet hints. Young but very nice.

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Flight 6 (4 Notes)

Flight 7 (4 Notes)

  • 2000 Château Léoville Las Cases 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Full ruby/purple color. Very tight acidic black fruit nose. Big tight black fruit on the palate with long tannic coffee finish. Coming around very slowly.

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  • 2003 Château Léoville Las Cases 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Full red purple color. Big aroma of black fruit and mocha. Big mouthful of black fruit with mocha notes carrying through to the finish. Young and ripe.

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  • 2003 Château Angélus 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Opaque black/purple color. Full hot black fruit on the nose with some spice. Big rich black fruit with some sweetness and toffee on the palate, but a hint of heat carries through as well.

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  • 2000 Château Angélus 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Easy WOTF for the 00/03s for me. Opaque black purple color. Big bold black fruit aroma with tons of bright acidicty. Serious bright black fruit on the palate with spices and a long coffee finish. Young but promising!

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