99 Von Wine Spectator
Stunning and pure from the get-go, with intense cassis and blackberry fruit. Ultimately takes a slightly austere approach, with a wrought-iron structure driving along while pastis, black tea, licorice snap and asphalt notes course underneath. Long and loaded with grip, this remains remarkably fine-grained. A very chiseled Cabernet that is wonderfully precise and incredibly long. Best from 2020 through 2040.-J.M.
99 Von James Suckling
The aromas to this wine have a beautiful purity of raspberries, blueberries, currants, and flowers that follow to a a full body, with super integrated tannins that are like the finest silk in texture. It shows elegant and pretty fruit character and a reserve and finesse of such great years as 1989 and 1995. The bright strong acidity gives a crunchy and creamy texture. This has a tiny bit more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than 2009. Give it at least six to eight years of bottle age
99 Von James Sukling
The aromas to this wine have a beautiful purity of raspberries, blueberries, currants, and flowers that follow to a a full body, with super integrated tannins that are like the finest silk in texture. It shows elegant and pretty fruit character and a reserve and finesse of such great years as 1989 and 1995. The bright strong acidity gives a crunchy and creamy texture. This has a tiny bit more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than 2009. Give it at least six to eight years of bottle age
99 Von Wine Spectator
Stunning and pure from the get-go, with intense cassis and blackberry fruit. Ultimately takes a slightly austere approach, with a wrought-iron structure driving along while pastis, black tea, licorice snap and asphalt notes course underneath. Long and loaded with grip, this remains remarkably fine-grained. A very chiseled Cabernet that is wonderfully precise and incredibly long. Best from 2020 through 2040.-J.M.
98 Von Robert Parker
The most powerful wine in this vertical is the 2010 Léoville Las Cases, a full-bodied, deep and multidimensional behemoth redolent of rich berries, cassis, burning embers, pencil shavings and loamy soil. Broad-shouldered, layered and muscular, with huge reserves of concentration and sweet, powdery tannin, it concludes with a broad, resonant finish. This is a prodigious, somewhat imposing Las Cases that is still an infant a decade after bottling. 2025-2065
98 Von Robert Parker
The most powerful wine in this vertical is the 2010 Léoville Las Cases, a full-bodied, deep and multidimensional behemoth redolent of rich berries, cassis, burning embers, pencil shavings and loamy soil. Broad-shouldered, layered and muscular, with huge reserves of concentration and sweet, powdery tannin, it concludes with a broad, resonant finish. This is a prodigious, somewhat imposing Las Cases that is still an infant a decade after bottling. 2025-2065
19 Von Rene Gabriel
82 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Merlot, 8 % Caberent Franc. 36 hl/ha. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Berauschende Frucht, dezent dropsiger Beginn, dann viel schwarze Kirschen und Edelhölzer zeigend. Eine unglaubliche Souplesse bei sicherlich massiven Tanninen zeigend, stoffiger, veloursartiger Gaumenfluss, sehr homogen. Erinnert vom Stil her ein Bisschen an den 2006er.
19 Von Rene Gabriel
82 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Merlot, 8 % Caberent Franc. 36 hl/ha. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Berauschende Frucht, dezent dropsiger Beginn, dann viel schwarze Kirschen und Edelhölzer zeigend. Eine unglaubliche Souplesse bei sicherlich massiven Tanninen zeigend, stoffiger, veloursartiger Gaumenfluss, sehr homogen. Erinnert vom Stil her ein Bisschen an den 2006er.
96 Von Vinous
Stunning and pure from the get-go, with intense cassis and blackberry fruit. Ultimately takes a slightly austere approach, with a wrought-iron structure driving along while pastis, black tea, licorice snap and asphalt notes course underneath. Long and loaded with grip, this remains remarkably fine-grained. A very chiseled Cabernet that is wonderfully precise and incredibly long. Best from 2020 through 2040.-J.M.
