12 bottles per lot
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Château Léoville-Las-Cases--Vintage 1978
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Lot 477: excellent appearance. Levels top-shoulder or better. Lot 478: excellent appearance. Levels: seven top, three just below top, one upper and mid/upper-shoulder
Tasting Note: The 1978 Las Cases has taken on a garnet hue with some dark ruby tints. The nose is more complex and penetrating than the flavors. The wine offers classic, mineral, lead pencil, smoky, earthy scents, with plenty of ripe fruit, and none of the vegetal herbaceousness that many 1978s have begun to exhibit. The attack offers good ripeness, medium to full body, higher acidity than many more recent vintages, and considerable tannin in the hard finish. Although this wine possesses outstanding complexity, the high tannin level may never fully melt away. While it will last another 15-20 years, the 1978 is at its apogee and will slowly dry out over the next two decades. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 101 (Oct 1995)
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Lot 477: excellent appearance. Levels top-shoulder or better. Lot 478: excellent appearance. Levels: seven top, three just below top, one upper and mid/upper-shoulder
Tasting Note: The 1978 Las Cases has taken on a garnet hue with some dark ruby tints. The nose is more complex and penetrating than the flavors. The wine offers classic, mineral, lead pencil, smoky, earthy scents, with plenty of ripe fruit, and none of the vegetal herbaceousness that many 1978s have begun to exhibit. The attack offers good ripeness, medium to full body, higher acidity than many more recent vintages, and considerable tannin in the hard finish. Although this wine possesses outstanding complexity, the high tannin level may never fully melt away. While it will last another 15-20 years, the 1978 is at its apogee and will slowly dry out over the next two decades. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 101 (Oct 1995)
12 bottles per lot