12 bottles per lot
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Château Léoville-Las-Cases--Vintage 2000
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Tasting note: Léoville-Las-Cases continues to make a wine meant for very long-term cellaring. When I did my earlier tastings of the 2000, my projected maturity dates were 2012-2040, but it is looking more like 2020-2050. This full-bodied blend of nearly 77 Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.4 Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc still has a youthful ruby/purple colour, notes of graphite, kirsch liqueur, black currants, and lead pencil shavings, with good acidity, the tell-tale purity, layered ripeness and intensity, and a profound finish. However, with its high level of tannin and brooding backwardness, this superb effort needs to be forgotten for up to a decade. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 189, June 2010.
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Julien, 2me cru classé
Tasting note: Léoville-Las-Cases continues to make a wine meant for very long-term cellaring. When I did my earlier tastings of the 2000, my projected maturity dates were 2012-2040, but it is looking more like 2020-2050. This full-bodied blend of nearly 77 Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.4 Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc still has a youthful ruby/purple colour, notes of graphite, kirsch liqueur, black currants, and lead pencil shavings, with good acidity, the tell-tale purity, layered ripeness and intensity, and a profound finish. However, with its high level of tannin and brooding backwardness, this superb effort needs to be forgotten for up to a decade. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 189, June 2010.
12 bottles per lot
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