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Léoville Las Cases 2005 75cl

2eme Grand Cru Classé | St. Julien | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
100 Wine Spectator
This is breathtaking. Black in color, with incredible aromas of crushed blackberry, mineral, licorice and lead pencil. Full-bodied, with a mind-blowing texture of seamless tannins that coat every millimeter of the palate. Goes on and on, with licorice, currant and flowers. Time will tell if it's better than the 2000. Best after 2017. 20,000 cases made. JS
98 Robert Parker
This is a prodigious effort. A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot and Cabernet Franc (only 37% of the crop qualified for Las Cases), this dense ruby/purple wine has a stunningly pure bouquet of dark fruit, wet rocks, graphite, and subtle background toast/vanillin. Full-bodied, masculine, and very deep and concentrated, this titanic effort is at least 8-10 years away from its plateau of maturity. The Delon family have produced another legend. Anticipated maturity: 2023-2050+.
19 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Violett-Purpur, bläulich-schwarze Reflexe. Traumhaftes, komplexes Bouquet, schwarze Pflaumen, Sandelholz, Pralinen, ein Hauch Kokos, Dörrbananen, wirkt buttrig und weit ausladend. Mundfüllender Gaumen, auch hier wieder eine fast ausufernde Komplexität zeigend, alles ist reif, fett und reich. Im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Top-Grand-Crus ist dieser hier nicht nur versprechend, sondern zeigt jetzt schon eine perfekte Harmonie und eine grosse Prise Erotik. Es scheint der Einzige Leaderwein zu sein, dessen Richtung deutlich eine ähnliche Version zum 1982er zeigt und somit seine intensive Kraft auch mit dem nötigen Charme vermischen konnte. Liegt sehr nahe der Maximalwertung.
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.