6 bottles per lot
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Château Léoville-Las-Cases--Vintage 1982
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé. Château-bottled
Lightly bin-soiled labels, two stained. Levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: I have had perfect bottles of this cuvée, but, perplexingly, the bottles from my cellar tend to be broodingly backward and require plenty of coaxing. This huge wine is, in many ways, just as massive as Léoville-Barton, but it possesses a greater degree of elegance as well as unreal concentration. Classic lead pencil, cassis, kirsch, cedar, and spice characteristics are abundant in both the nose and full-bodied flavors. The tannins are still there, and, at least from my cellar, this 1982 does not appear to have changed much in the last 10-12 years. One wonders how much patience admirers of this brilliant St.-Julien will continue to exhibit. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2050. 95+points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
6 bottles per lot
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé. Château-bottled
Lightly bin-soiled labels, two stained. Levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: I have had perfect bottles of this cuvée, but, perplexingly, the bottles from my cellar tend to be broodingly backward and require plenty of coaxing. This huge wine is, in many ways, just as massive as Léoville-Barton, but it possesses a greater degree of elegance as well as unreal concentration. Classic lead pencil, cassis, kirsch, cedar, and spice characteristics are abundant in both the nose and full-bodied flavors. The tannins are still there, and, at least from my cellar, this 1982 does not appear to have changed much in the last 10-12 years. One wonders how much patience admirers of this brilliant St.-Julien will continue to exhibit. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2050. 95+points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
6 bottles per lot
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