Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2005 Grand Cru Classe, St. Julien
Item Number: 11 10 505 05
Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2005 Grand Cru Classe, St. Julien
St. Julien Cru Classe Rated 100 Points!!
Quick Taste
- 100 Points!!
- "This is breathtaking."
- Second growth Bordeaux, experts consider comparable to First Growths like Latour and Mouton
- Limited!!
About Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2005 Grand Cru Classe, St. Julien
The great Second Growth Bordeaux, Leoville Las Cases is a wine that experts consider comparable to First Growths like Latour and Mouton.
Wine Spectator scored this 100 points saying, "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."
James Suckling scored this 99 points saying, "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."
Wine & Spirits scored this 98 points saying, "Here is one more vintage to prove Las Cases deserves to be elevated to first growth. The Delon family has tended this great terroir as if they were already there. And the wine has the assured stance, the persistence of flavor that lasts long enough to become a memory, an imprint on whatever synaptic connection may store and recall the greatest pleasures of taste. The energy in the wine is remarkable: beautiful, lithe juice that carries a flavor close to tiny currants and black cherries, but a flavor all its own. The deep stones of Le Clos and the roses with their view of the Gironde seem to be there in the wine as well. Harmonious and jazzed. Perhaps this is the vintage."
Wine Enthusiast Magazine scored it 97 points saying, "A big wine with dense tannins, but so elegant. Dark, intense, with layers of acidity underneath that only show through at the end. Unusually, Cabernet Sauvignon dominates this wine, a sign of the ripeness of the Cabernet fruit."
Decanter scored this 93 points saying, "Powerful and compelling, this blend of nearly 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot with a suggestion of Cabernet Franc was slow to open but with time produced polished aromas of red and blackberry fruit with hints of graphite, leather, and smoke. The texture is firm and tannic, but there is enough density to make it all work exceedingly well—one of the pleasant surprises of the tasting."
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 13.0%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type Red
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Medoc
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