100 Da 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
100 Da 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
99 Da James Suckling
A stunningly complex and complete nose of flowers, dark fruits, and minerals. Very perfumed and subtle at the same time. The palate is full, yet tight and powerful with perfect tannins and a long, long finish. The quality of the tannins is phenomenal, please leave this alone for ten years. Pull the cork in 2020.
99 Da James Sukling
A stunningly complex and complete nose of flowers, dark fruits, and minerals. Very perfumed and subtle at the same time. The palate is full, yet tight and powerful with perfect tannins and a long, long finish. The quality of the tannins is phenomenal, please leave this alone for ten years. Pull the cork in 2020.
98 Da 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+.
98 Da 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 Da 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.
19 Da 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.
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
