1966 Château Léoville Las Cases
Community Tasting Note
misterstarre Likes this wine:
94 Points
Thursday, May 18, 2023 - This was a particularly good bottle of the '66, opened for my 40th birthday. The nose was a little quiet, but started expressing banana bread, moss, ripe plum, flowers, and a little mint after a few minutes. This was silky and soft on the palate with filigreed tannins, sweet, delicate fruit, including ripe plum, blackberry, and raisin. More of the mint came through, as did a note of soil. There was surprisingly little cedar, and quite a bit of a floral hit. Very pretty and elegant. I would have guessed this to be from Margaux if I hadn't known, to be honest. Wonderful wine. Charming, mature Bordeaux character, elegance, and open for business.
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Comment posted by GrapeScott:
5/19/2023 1:09:00 PM - Thanks for your great note. What a way to celebrate your birthday! I am a big fan of '66, which perhaps offers the best QPR among 40+ year old vintages. Beychevelle and Giscours also made great wines in this year and Domaine de Chevalier is a legend. Judging from your profile notes and palate preferences, I bet we've probably bid for some of the same wines at auction. Cheers!
Comment posted by misterstarre:
5/25/2023 8:31:00 PM - Hey there comrade! Thanks! Make sure to give J****** a wide birth on the auction circuit!