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Léoville Las Cases 2017 75cl

2eme Grand Cru Classé | St. Julien | Bordeaux | France
CHF 187.00
Critics scores
98 Robert Parker
This comes from 50- to 90-year-old vines and is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot with 13.28% alcohol, 3.72 pH and an IPT of 71. The 2017 Léoville Las Cases is deep garnet-purple in color, and wow, the nose bursts with beautiful blackcurrant cordial, blackberry pie and blueberry preserve notes followed by hints of lilacs, dark chocolate, cedar chest, sassafras and licorice with emerging wafts of oolong tea, lavender and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is an exercise in elegance and soft-spoken nuances within a mouth-coating palate of almost electric black and blue fruits, framed by very firm, exquisitely ripe, fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing epically long and wonderfully perfumed. Damn, that’s good<br/>
98 James Suckling
The purity here is really something. Blackberries and blackcurrants with sandalwood, mint and other classic herbs. Full-bodied and dense with ultra-fine tannins. Silky in all ways. Goes on for a long, long time. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 11% cabernet franc and 10% merlot. Joyous and serious wine for the vintage. And comparable to 2014 and 2015. Try after 2023.
19 Rene Gabriel
André Kunz: Samtenes, fruchtiges, dunkles, konzentriertes Bouquet, Cassiscreme, fein Pflaumen, Zedern, Edelhölzer, Black Currant, Minze. Dichtverwobener, kraftvoller, ausgewogener Gaumen mit kräftiger, vielfältiger, dunkler Aromatik, cremiger, fein muskulöser Struktur, viel feinem Tannin, dichter, dunkler Frucht, sehr langer, kräftiger Abgang mit vielen Rückaromen. 19/20 2025 - 2040
19 Rene Gabriel
André Kunz: Samtenes, fruchtiges, dunkles, konzentriertes Bouquet, Cassiscreme, fein Pflaumen, Zedern, Edelhölzer, Black Currant, Minze. Dichtverwobener, kraftvoller, ausgewogener Gaumen mit kräftiger, vielfältiger, dunkler Aromatik, cremiger, fein muskulöser Struktur, viel feinem Tannin, dichter, dunkler Frucht, sehr langer, kräftiger Abgang mit vielen Rückaromen. 19/20 2025 - 2040
96 Wine Spectator
This has the vintage’s fresh acidity, which does a wonderful job of driving the core of blueberry, black currant and blackberry fruit along. Light anise and graphite accents lend typicity, with a sleek mineral edge on the finish. Rock solid.—J.M.
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.