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Léoville Las Cases 2011 37.50cl

2eme Grand Cru Classé | St. Julien | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
95 Wine Spectator
This has some toast to shed, but retains a terrific core of crushed plum and blackberry confiture. Has a beautiful ripple of charcoal for texture, honest acidity for balance and a bolt of iron that keeps this firmly grounded. A brick-house Cabernet. Best from 2018 through 2030. 8,330 cases made. –JM
18 Rene Gabriel
76.4 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.4 % Merlot, 12.2 % Cabernet Franc. 27 hal/ha. Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Komplexes Bouquet, viel Cassis und auch Brombeerblüten, zart vanillig im Untergrund. Im Gaumen trotz der enormen Konzentration mit enorm viel Schmelz ausgestattet, so merkt man die verlangende Adstringenz fast nicht, die Fruchtaromatik zeigt sich im Gaumen in allen Facetten, wenig rote, sehr viel blaue und auch etwas schwarze Beeren, das Finale ist lang mit ein paar dezent extrahierten Noten, welche aber auch das Potential unterstreichen. Momentan leicht hinter den beiden Vorjahrgängen, aber deutlich über dem eigenen 2008er.
92 Vinous
The 2011 Léoville Las-Cases is much more introspective on the nose than its peers, though it unfolds to reveal quite mineral-driven black fruit, leather and graphite aromas. It never fully lets go. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fine acidity, fresh and lively with a focused, graphite-tinged finish. Maybe a little conservative in keeping with the vintage, though this is well crafted. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.
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.