Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2. Cru Classé Saint-Julien 2012

"97-98 points. Everything is perfectly married. Majestic." - Vinum Magazin
"TOP 100 Cellar Selection... great aging potential" - Wine Enthusiast

Chateau Léoville Las Cases er kendt for at producere nogle af Bordeaux’ mest komplekse og lagringsværdige vine. Slottet hører til blandt St-Juliens bedste og flere eksperter mener, at kvaliteten her kan måle sig med 1. Cru Classé. Det afspejler sig også hos Robert Parker, der i 2016 gav slottets Grand Vin de perfekte 100 point. 

Slottets stammer fra 1630’erne, men tog først navnet, Las Cases, 100 år senere, fra den daværende adelige ejer. Den franske revolution splittede slottet i tre dele, hvor man i dag har hjemme i den ældste bygning, Les Clos, hvorfra førstevinen fremstilles.  

Anmeldelser af Château Leoville-Las Cases 2. Cru Classé Saint-Julien 2012

97-98/100 Vinum Magazin
"As always, at the top of the appellation, well-crafted presentation, precise design, polished tannins, well-balanced fruit and acidity... everything is perfectly married. Majestic."

97-98/100 Vert de Vin Magazine
"The nose is complex, elegant and harmonious. It reveals notes of plum, blackberry and blackcurrant combined with elegant and harmonious oaky notes and a touch of tobacco. The palate is well done, beautifully large, complex, fleshy, aromatic (beautiful palette), subtle, elegant, powerful, typical, gourmand, round and offers a beautiful velvety and slightly creamy texture. Beautiful expression of fruit. In the mouth it expresses notes of ripe fruit, plum, cherry and blackberry associated with a touch of fig and beautiful wooded/toasted notes that brings roundness in the mouth. The tannins are well done, firm and elegant. Good length and aftertaste."

97/100 Mad & Monopolet
"En helt fantastisk vin fra Bordeaux, som har det hele og elsker du den klassiske stil, så er dette et perfekt eksempel på hvor godt det kan gøres. I næsen har den dybe intense noter af tørrede figner, blome, brombær, kirsebær, cedertræ, eg og skovbund. I munden er den rig på syre og har blide tanniner og er helt elegant i udtrykket - det hele kulminerer i en fantastisk lang fyldig eftersmag med masser af frugtige noter - bravo!"

96/100 "TOP 100 Cellar Selection" - Wine Enthusiast
"This combines considerable power and concentration with rich, impressive fruits. It has both style and elegance, with density to give it great aging potential. The tannins are firm while also having a velvet texture. The wine, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, is for serious aging."

96/100 Tim Atkin, Master of Wine
“A wine that isn’t far from being great” is how Jean-Hubert Delon modestly describes his 2012, comparing it favourably to his 2010. It’s certainly one of the Left Bank successes of the vintage: precise, dense and almost chiseled in that classic Las Cases way. The wine is surprisingly rich for its alcohol level, with very serious Médocain tannins and a touch more plumpness than the 2011, thanks to the addition of a little more Merlot. A claret for grown ups. Drink: 2022-40"

95/100 Robert Parker
"Wafting from the glass with aromas of rich berries, plums, loamy soil, baking spices and pencil shavings, the 2012 Léoville Las Cases is medium to full-bodied, lively and layered, with impressive concentration for the vintage, supple tannins and a charming, enveloping profile. Seamless and beautifully integrated, at age 10, this quintessential classic is already surprisingly approachable, though of course it still has several decades of graceful evolution ahead of it."

95/100 Tastingbook.com

95/100 Dylan O'Brien, Sommelier

Château Léoville Las Cases

Grand Vin:  Château Léoville Las Cases, 2. Cru Saint-Julien (1855 Médoc & Graves)
Beliggenhed: Saint Julien
Separat Cuvée: Clos du Marquis
2. Vin: Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases
Beplantet areal: 98 ha
Plantede druesorter: 67 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 % Merlot og 10 % Cabernet Franc
Fadmodning: 18 mdr. 90 % ny barrique