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Léoville Las Cases 1981 75cl

2eme Grand Cru Classé | St. Julien | Bordeaux | France
CHF 172.95
Critics scores
16 Rene Gabriel
In seiner besten Zeit war er für einen kurzen Moment fast 17/20 Punkte wert. Bei anderen Journalisten ist er immer noch in der Gunst. Vielleicht sollten meine Berufskollegen auch wieder einmal eine Flasche davon öffnen. Oder ist hier eventuell mit einer Renaissance zu rechnen? 99: Noch immer recht dunkle Farbe. Fruchtnoten und erdige Médoc-Terroirwürze. Im Gaumen etwas knochig, aber mit guter Struktur. Entweder bäumt er sich auf und legt noch einmal zu oder hat seine besten Zeiten schon gesehen.
89 Robert Parker
This tasting consisted of each of the varietal components of Las Cases, followed by the final blend for Leoville-Las Cases. The 1981 cuvees of Merlot and Cabernet Franc were light, with the Merlot revealing a mature garnet color, a lean, compact, faded tea-scented nose, unimpressive richness, and hard tannin in the finish. Even less impressive, the Cabernet Franc's hard, tough tannin and high acidity gave the wine a lean, attenuated feel. The Cabernet Sauvignon possessed a healthy dark ruby color, a sweet, ripe nose of black currants and spice, medium body, fine elegance, and a clean, spicy finish. The 1981 Leoville-Las Cases appears close to full maturity, with an excellent deep ruby color, a spicy, cedary, tobacco and currant-scented nose, and good depth and ripeness. A classic, elegantly wrought wine, this is one vintage where the final blend was more complex, but no better than the Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee.
Producer
Château Léoville Las Cases
Globally recognized as the finest of the Médoc Super Seconds, Château Léoville Las Cases oftentimes outperforms the First Growths. This substantial estate spreads across the gravelly-clay soils with 98-hectares of vines unfolding beside the Saint-Julien village. The château has remained under the Delon family’s reign since the late 19th century. Léoville Las Cases is the largest but not the sole property of Jean-Hubert Delon, the family also owns two other châteaux, Potensac in Médoc and Nénin in Pomerol. These powerful Saint-Julien wines are Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blends with 18 months of new-oak barrel aging. The innovative vinification methods, specifically the use of lower-temperature fermentation gives the wines a Léoville Las Cases flair – adding rich and exotic aromas. This quality-attentive winery produces the Grand Vin from only the greatest terroirs, making the wine an imitable Bordeaux.