2023 Château Léoville Las Cases

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 97.5 points

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  5/4/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points

  Cigar wrapper, creme de cassis, flowers, cherries, mint, and blackberries produce the bouquet. The palate is intense, full-bodied, concentrated, racy, and vibrant. The fruit has lift, length, purity, and a creamy edge to the racy-mouth-feel. The finish lingers, with layers of perfectly, ripe, berries that build, and expand in the mid-palate, through to the juicy, sapid finish. As always, Leoville Las Cases requires bottle aging. But for Las Cases, it is going to be a pleasure to taste relatively early, with just a decade of age. Produced from a blend 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Merlot. 13.10% ABV. 3.79 pH. Harvesting took place September 9 - October 2. This is not only the third time in the history of the estate with more Cabernet Franc than Merlot in the blend. It is also the smallest amount of Merlot ever placed into the Grand Vin. It is also interesting to note that LLC was the first major wine to be released in the 2023 campaign, setting the stage for what could take place this year. Drink from 2030-2065. 96-98 Pts.

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  5/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 98 Points

  97-99 Punkte. Einmal mehr eine Nase zum wegträumen, tief, nobel, floral, verspielt, pure Emotion; am Gaumen dicht gebaut, ein Monument, mit Eleganz und beeindruckender Leichtigkeit, sensationelle Tanninqualität, knackige Frucht, alle Elemente sind perfekt austariert, grosse Länge. Ein majestätischer Las Cases. (En Primeur Tasting April 2024, 13 Alkohol)

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