Community Tasting Notes 209

• bon vivant wrote: 93 points

  January 21, 2024 - Very different from the 1989 we had SBS with this tonight. A bit muted and closed upon opening but with a sold core of stuffing so this went through a good 2.5-3 hr decant before consumption which was a good start. At that point I found it more approachable then the 1995 we had in late December. Overall a solid bottle with red and black fruit and nicely developed secondary scents and flavors, cigar box cedar and tobacco and Autumn leafs, leather all with a good medium body and an old school style Bordeaux which kept getting better with the last sip several hrs later the most enjoyable. A bit more roundness and plushness would have brought this into the league of the better vintages, but a nice effort nonetheless for a though year in the left bank. A good bet for current consumption and relative value.

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• spendergast Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 7, 2024 - An elegant wine with notes of black raspberry, cassis, cedar and graphite. Tannins are well integrated and this wine has a nice mouthfeel and long finish. Still youthful. Paired with grilled sirloin steaks.

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• djhammond wrote: 95 points

  December 28, 2023 - Although a few hours of decanting is needed, this is unusually forward for the estate. Taste profile is as per previous note.

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• wineton.mee wrote: 92 points

  December 28, 2023 - Palate fatigue kind of hit me by this bottle. I remember this as a very correct left bank, with plenty of fruit, not criminally young to drink but definitely youthful, and rather polished and poised. Now thinking back, these were classic indicators of Las Cases in an average vintage.

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• melvinyeowq wrote: 92 points

  December 26, 2023 - Boxing day at Caroline's: Didn't realise I had this a couple of times before, but guessed at least got the ballpark of the vintage right this time as I thought it to be from the late '90s/early '00s. Slightly more modern and unready than the previous two experiences, dark cassis and blackcurrant fruit. Didn't really move me.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• 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, 3258691135779, 370027462885, 400006759009, 5050713084496, 649944072355, 753604062133, 870952007163

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 107 (2%)
• In Cellars 3,335 (65%)
• Consumed 1,695 (33%)

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