Chateau Léoville Las Cases (2005)

Zusätzliche Information

Vinee Beschreibung und Bewertung

98+/100 PP

'The 2009 Leoville Las Cases may be the most open-knit and forward Las Cases I have tasted to date. Analytically, it is high in tannin and the alcohol is 13.8%, nearly a record at this estate. This blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc was showing brilliantly at the 2009 tasting I did in Hong Kong and at a later tasting. It boasts an inky/purple color, monumental concentration and lots of sweet, jammy black currant, black cherry and kirsch fruit intermixed with crushed rock and mineral notes. As always, proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon has built a massive wine with exceptional precision, unbelievable purity and aging potential of 40-50 years. I was surprised by the lusciousness of this cuvee on several occasions, and how much more forward it is given the fact that Las Cases can often be forebodingly backward and in need of 10-15 years of cellaring (at age 30, the 1982 is still a baby in terms of development!). The super-concentrated 2009 needs another 5-7 years before additional nuances emerge. This is a brilliant, full-throttle St.-Julien.'
(Robert M. Parker, Jr., robertparker.com)

99/100 PP

'Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2009 Léoville Las Cases rocks up with a drop-dead gorgeous nose of baked blackberries, warm plums and crème de cassis with suggestions of violets, rose hip tea, dark chocolate, menthol and sandalwood. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and decadent in the mouth, it has super ripe, fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and exotic.'
(Lisa Perrotti-Brown, robertparker.com)

98/100 PP

'A wine for the ages, the 2005 Léoville Las Cases is slow to come out of the gate, but its beauty and pedigree are evident. The 2005 Las Cases is one of the only wines in this tasting that still needs time in bottle, something that won't come as a surprise to fans of this St. Julien estate. The 2005 offers plenty of the typical Las Cases power, but it is also remarkably nuanced and translucent for a wine of its sheer size. When all is said and done, it is in my top three or four wines of the night.'
(Antonio Galloni, vinous.com)

Château Léoville-las-Cases (Saint-Julien)

'Das Weingut ist seit langem auf Premier Grand Cru-Niveau! Nur einmal schaffte es ein Châteaubesitzer am Bordeaux-Klassement von 1855 zu rütteln. 1973 wurde Mouton-Rothschild in den Adelsstand der Premiers Grands Crus classés zur Familie von Haut-Brion, Lafite-Rothschild, Latour und Margaux emporgehoben. Seither gab es nie mehr Bestrebungen, die Hierarchie erneut festzulegen. Falls es zu einer Neutaxierung kommen würde, wäre Las-Cases sicherlich ein Top-Favorit. Die besten Terroirs von Las-Cases grenzen direkt an den Château Latour!
(René Gabriel - einflussreichster, deutschsprachiger Weinkritiker)

http://www.domaines-delon.com/