1966 Château Léoville Las Cases

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  3/23/2024 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points

  Still going. But drink soon.

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  1/13/2024 - sdr wrote: 93 Points

  Mature Léoville Las Cases is an interesting wine. The '66 is austere as befits the vintage but with some air an excellent core of blackcurrant and blackberry fruit emerges. The acidity and tannins are well judged and it holds up very well in the glass. Yes, it "thin" as one taster remarked but it is classic old-very old left bank Bordeaux. But others thought it was the wine of the night.

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  12/10/2023 - Terroir59 wrote: 94 Points

  Opened less than 1 hour before dinner without decanting. Cork soaked through and was easily removed with the Durand opener. The nose was a bit reserved upon opening, but then aromas and flavors gained intensity over the next 2 hours. Color definitely showed lots of orange and brown at the rim, but this bottle excelled. The 2nd '66 LLC that I've had over the past 2 years, and both were excellent. There is a sweetness to this wine still showing some fruit along with tobacco and tertiary notes; at this point in its maturity, the wine reminded me more of a delicate Margaux. This wine likely had more to offer 10-20+ years ago, but it's revealing its decline so gracefully as it continues to provide such enjoyment! Confirms again why I love old, and very old, Bordeaux.

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  10/30/2023 - JulianSkeels wrote: 92 Points

  Good fill but unfortunately not a great bottle - this one showing lots of tobacco and only moderate cedar with limited depth. Better bottles have a great fruit density, freshness and (finally) refined tannins with nice cedar and tobacco aromas. This was a little muted and faded. Only 92pts, but good bottles can be ~96pts. Drink now

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  5/18/2023 - misterstarre Likes this wine: 94 Points

  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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