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The 2009 Léoville Las Cases is poured blind and just soars in the glass. What stunned me was the tension and precision on the nose, tropes that I do not find with many Left Bank wines in this vintage. It has fabulous mineralité with that crushed stone element more pronounced than ever. The palate has beguiling symmetry, perfectly poised with a peacock's tail on the finish. Just a fabulous Saint-Julien. Tasted at the Bordeaux versus Stellenbosch dinner in South Africa. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
The 2009 Léoville Las Cases is poured blind and just soars in the glass. What stunned me was the tension and precision on the nose, tropes that I do not find with many Left Bank wines in this vintage. It has fabulous mineralité with that crushed stone element more pronounced than ever. The palate has beguiling symmetry, perfectly poised with a peacock's tail on the finish. Just a fabulous Saint-Julien. Tasted at the Bordeaux versus Stellenbosch dinner in South Africa. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
9.7Niki Lin
Coco, vanilla, juicy and tannin
Coco, vanilla, juicy and tannin
9.0Eric Guido
A real standout at today's tasting. It's just a baby, but there's so much potential here. Focused intensity, understated elegance and gorgeous minerality.
A real standout at today's tasting. It's just a baby, but there's so much potential here. Focused intensity, understated elegance and gorgeous minerality.
9.6Danielle Price
Owner Maison du Prix Wines, Cofounder Coup de Foudre, Former Executive Director of Wine Wynn Resorts
Soft & feminine aromatics of cherry blossom & rose petal. Black currant, cigar box on palate with ripe tannins. Needs time but a beauty!
Soft & feminine aromatics of cherry blossom & rose petal. Black currant, cigar box on palate with ripe tannins. Needs time but a beauty!
9.3Andrew Cullimore
Pretty deep , narrow ruby rim. Quite rich , almost exotic nose , dark cassis , dark plum, rich spiced blackberry, touch of cocoa , vanilla, smoke. On the palate this is quite rich but also very elegant with balanced refreshing acidity . Cassis , mineral , grafite , dark cherry. Ripe but very present tannins . Long and refined finish . After a while becoming more mineral and quite serious . Needs time , better in 5-10 years and last well a further 10-15 . This is a very successful showing and though obviously very young is enjoyable and involving to drink at the moment.
Pretty deep , narrow ruby rim. Quite rich , almost exotic nose , dark cassis , dark plum, rich spiced blackberry, touch of cocoa , vanilla, smoke. On the palate this is quite rich but also very elegant with balanced refreshing acidity . Cassis , mineral , grafite , dark cherry. Ripe but very present tannins . Long and refined finish . After a while becoming more mineral and quite serious . Needs time , better in 5-10 years and last well a further 10-15 . This is a very successful showing and though obviously very young is enjoyable and involving to drink at the moment.
9.5Faysal B
Simply exquisite !
Simply exquisite !
10Narelle Burke
Amazing!!
Amazing!!
9.8Conrad Green
A wonderfully ripe and lush nose with gobs of red fruit and lush depth. On the palate broad and sexy. Still super young- hard to see how this pans out. Less of the obvious structure, clarity and elegance of these but I presume this will settle into its usual classy self.
A wonderfully ripe and lush nose with gobs of red fruit and lush depth. On the palate broad and sexy. Still super young- hard to see how this pans out. Less of the obvious structure, clarity and elegance of these but I presume this will settle into its usual classy self.
9.3Nic Z
Not the most complex beautifully balanced. Still young and tannic
Not the most complex beautifully balanced. Still young and tannic
9.3Chris Wallendorf
So smooth, so balanced
So smooth, so balanced
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