Community Tasting Notes 110

• csimm wrote: 92 points

  November 17, 2023 - Raspberry seed, leather, earthy funk, and a bit of haunted house closet dust make for a Las Cases that seems a bit older than its vintage would indicate. The initial pull was a bit balled up, but it relaxed after an hour or so…kinda…
  
  I experienced a push-pull of expansion here, with the tertiary flavors seemingly clamping down on the fruit, but then scurrying away to allow some interesting macerated black cherry notes poke through. Finishes somewhat angular, with a tannic element creeping up in the back end. A wine yearning for food pairing.
  
  There’s part of me that feels like this is past its prime, but another part of me wonders if this just needs to smooth out its edges over the next 5+ years and see what becomes if it. For my palate, I’d like a little more fruit intensity to balance out the other elements. Score higher if you are more a friend to the funkafied. I know diehard fans will say I need to revisit this in 2040. I’ll leave that in others’ capable hands. Enjoy!

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• BillStensrud Likes this wine: 97 points

  November 6, 2023 - Very dense with leather blackberry and black cherry flavors. Quite tannic upon opening. Decanted for an hour and it needed a little more. By the end of the meal it had opened up magnificently. Next time I will decant earlier. Will be perfect in 10 years. Hope I make it.

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• Fabesmontreal Likes this wine: 94 points

  August 19, 2023 - Great notes by fellow wine lovers below. Very on point.
  My notes:
  
  Color: dark, almost purple like. Still very youthful in appearance with no noticeable bricking.
  Nose: VERY discreet at first (and as we’ll note, throughout). There’s no barnyard here, instead it’s a cool mist with minor spruce and cedar. Hints of cherries and milk chocolate.
  Mouth/pallet: there’s some bite happening on the attack, but a soft and silky texture overall.
  Finish: this is where it’s all happening, with cherries and again chocolate coming across with a long lingering finish. Extremely soft and velvety smooth.
  Overall, this seems to be a serious wine, with very discreet notes, but the soft texture and long lingering finish make it most intriguing. Very feminine in style, it’s definitely a “fine” wine, drinking superbly with melted tannins, good on its own or with food. I’m just not sure I like this style (not complex enough, not enough overall muscle). 94 for me.
  
  Vintage chart from the Chateau (very helpful):
  
  https://www.domaines-delon.com/docs/Domaines-Delon_Grand-Vin-Leoville-Las-Cases_Guide-millesimes.pdf

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• englishman's claret wrote: 97 points

  August 6, 2023 - From the generally serious, sometimes surly, and always unhurried-to-evolve 2005 vintage, it shouldn't surprise that the Leoville Las Cases remains youthful. What does surprise me a bit is that, with a couple hours of air, this is actually pretty approachable with a typically-LLC frutti di bosco, potpourri character rising to overshadow the nori, pencil, and black coffee notes present at the outset. Further surprising is the civility of the tannins - this isn’t a punishing wine to drink. While this isn’t quite ready, it isn’t decades away from drinking, either. Another 5 years should find the 2005 Léoville Las Cases in a very good place, from which point it should cruise effortlessly for decades - likely in the 96-98 range.
  
  The assemblage here is 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc with 13.15% ABV, pH 3.58, IPT 71 (for what that’s worth).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• 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 0198172000086, 031259021737, 0400005885099, 071570021054, 087000346253, 3277034838351, 3284396002986, 3511060546072, 3700266219600, 370027462885, 3701368611057, 400005062049, 400005666957, 607921018963, 639737585575, 649944072355, 715700210542, 753604062133, 852187003431

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• Pending Delivery 408 (3%)
• In Cellars 12,475 (79%)
• Consumed 2,845 (18%)

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