Community Tasting Notes 407

• JT2023 wrote:

  March 30, 2024 - Decanted at restaurant - 1.5 hours. Needed all that time and got much better in my last glass - pencil shavings, dark fruit, leather, all the old Bordeaux magic. Maybe a touch past the it’s best. Fruit and acid still intact and in balance, but lacked a touch of freshness and length

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• Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 26, 2024 - Dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim
  
  Earthy nose with light oak, black fruits and tobacco.
  
  Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
  
  Dry on the palate with red and black fruits, wood, earth, vegetables, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, licorice, dark chocolates, black tea and black pepper.
  
  Medium plus on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
  
  This 35 year old is still drinking beautifully. This Second Growth Bordeaux is nicely balanced and complex.
  
  Peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 10+ years.
  
  Good right out of the bottle, and better after 4 hours. I did not decant it, but let it open up in the bottle.
  
  Wine Spectator 96 points.
  
  A good food wine that I paired with beef brisket. Gorgeous.
  
  A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
  
  13.5% alcohol by volume.
  
  93 points.
  
  $275.

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• djhammond wrote: 97 points

  March 26, 2024 - As per previous note, this is such a dark horse, and remarkably forward for a Las Cases.

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• Rob Hansult Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 18, 2024 - (92+ Points) Lightest color. Dried roses, blackberry, cherry sauce & sumac tea. Med intensity.

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• Paul D wrote: 94 points

  February 22, 2024 - 8/12. Double decanted about 1.5 hours before tasting.
  Abother one with a classic claret nose, dark fruit, smoke, gravel. Medium bodied, dark, minerally fruit, firm but fine tannins, fresh/vibrant acidity - it has great structure and a long, minerally finish. Probably still on the ascent!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1989
• Type Red
• Producer Château Léoville Las Cases
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Julien
• UPC Codes 000000359054, 0198172000086, 087000346253, 1000000000211, 3258691208053, 370027462885, 639737585575, 649944072355, 753604062133

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 98 (1%)
• In Cellars 5,569 (60%)
• Consumed 3,590 (39%)

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