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1985 Château Léoville Las Cases
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
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Community Tasting Notes 340
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NickA Likes this wine: 95 points
February 2, 2023 - 1985 Bordeaux-o-rama (Noize): Oh boy. Very youthful, and with really intense brambly fruit that had an almost liquorish quality. Super clean, and perfectly formed, all its elements turned up to 11 but seamlessly integrated. Somehow still felt fresh despite everything (including a gravy note on the finish). A real treat - my WOTN and joint group #1.
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SimonG wrote: 95 points
February 2, 2023 - Jason’s 85 Claret @ Noizé, table 2 (Noizé, London): Slightly cloudy, full garnet. Stands out from the crowd on the nose, a bit spicier, a whiff of smoke, more energy and brighter dark red fruit. Vibrant, fat and leggy in the glass. Density but energy and line. Glorious. A freshness too. This remains a consistent class act. *****
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Jd6725 Likes this wine: 95 points
December 15, 2022 - I'd been seeking this wine out for a while and it certainly did not disappoint. On pop n pour, this why showed that it subtly needed some air through it's understated structure and slight tartness. But immediately brimming with complexity. Absolutely lovely and classic Bordeaux. Pencil shavings, bit of cigar box. Just intoxicating nose. Try as I might though, I couldn't quite coax much of an extra gear out of this. It felt like it was sitting on the precipice of exploding out of the glass but never quite did. It stayed a touch reserved. Although I had a few tastes with food later in the evening that did take a step up. I am starting to believe that Las Cases is one of the few aged Bordeaux that I believe truly benefits from a decant and I will do that on my next bottle.
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BradE wrote:
December 13, 2022 - I've said this before, but old half bottles of Bordeaux are one of life's pleasures.
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ThijsV wrote: flawed
October 8, 2022 - WSET reunion tasting group+ (Home, Utrecht): This bottle was so far over the hill that I consider it flawed. Only tertairy notes; walnuts, coffee, meat, leather, dried vigs, maggi, potpourri
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By Neal Martin
Cellar Journal: Bordeaux 1920-2015 (Dec 2019), 12/1/2019 (link)(Léoville Las Cases Léoville Las Cases Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Vinous Table: La Trompette, London, UK (Aug 2018), 7/1/2018 (link)(Léoville Las-cases Léoville Las-cases Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
The three Léovilles: Jane Anson’s pick of the vintages, 9/30/2017 (link)(Château Léoville-Las Cases, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
September 2002 (link)(Chateau Léoville-Las-Cases St Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/10/2014 (link) 94 points(Château Léoville Las Cases) Light bricking dark red violet color; tobacco, tart currant, sauteed crimin and portobello mushroom nose; rich, mature, creamy textured, beef drippings, black currant palate; medium-plus finish 94+ points
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By Richard Jennings
7/25/2008 (link) 92 points(Château Léoville Las Cases) Group's #8 (my #5) – 38 pts; 0, 0, 0, 2 – Dark garnet red color; funky nose on opening, that largely cleaned up to a cassis and herbal nose with a green note, and a possible touch of TCA; tart red fruit, menthol and herbal palate with tobacco edges; medium finish
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By Lyle Fass
10/10/2007 (link)(Leoville-Las Cases) This wine brought the funk into overdrive. Brett, horse, vivid cassis and mineral on the nose. The palate was brilliant with concentrated flavors, brett running throughout but not too much and perfectly integrated with the rest of the wine. Great texture. Finish was explosive and pure. The wine was just so complete. Fantastic and the last "real" LLC as after that they got the first reverse osmosis machine in Bordeaux and the rest is a sad sad history.
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By Richard Jennings
1/28/2004 (link) 94 points(Château Léoville Las Cases) Berry, ripe cherry, mahogany nose; tasty, caramel, berry and cassis palate; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- 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, 097985737854, 3364420021241
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 32 (1%)
- In Cellars 2,656 (52%)
- Consumed 2,390 (47%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerChâteau Léoville Las Cases
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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