Chateau Léoville Las Cases 2. Cru Saint-Julien 2021 i trækasse

"96-98 points. If you want to find an all-around expression of Saint-Julien, Leoville-Las Cases is undoubtedly your first choice." - Alexandre Ma

"96+ points. "The 2021 Léoville Las Cases has turned out beautifully in bottle and clearly numbers among the very finest wines of the vintage." - Robert Parker

Uafgjort med Château Latour og bedre end både Château Lafite og Mouton-Rothchild, ifølge Robert Parker... Der kan ikke være et skunds tvivl om, at Léoville Las Cases er Pauillacs største køb i årgang 2021. 

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 Chateau Léoville Las Cases 2. Cru Saint-Julien 2021

96-98/100 Alexandre Ma
"Maybe it's the 15% Cabernet Franc working its magic...Léoville Las Cases 2021 is thus enveloped by a certain inexpressible mystery throughout. On the first sniff, I was attracted by the lilac scent. The more I smelled it, the more mysterious and addictive I found it to be, making me unable to run away from her charm. The image of hearing the siren singing from afar would be the best matching description. Be it the pure fruit aromas, the concentration, the tannic texture, or the signature graphite scent, they all are perfectly reflected in this vintage. If a blind tasting is to be conducted after 10-20 years of aging, many may find it hard to believe this comes from the sun-deprived 2021. If you want to find an all-around expression of Saint-Julien, Leoville-Las Cases is undoubtedly your first choice."

96-98/100 VV Wine 
"Strong ruby. The nose is a little drug, super fine, dark and red berries dance in competition, cassis, raspberries, stony notes, violet blossoms on top, highly complex and with a lot of depth. The palate is juicy, fresh, building more and more pressure while remaining highly elegant, with tannins carved in stone, structured and at the same time full of charm, the wine is like a ballet dancer, controlled and focused, with magical harmony and a very long finish. Excellent and with great potential."

96-98/100 Anthocyanes, Y. Castaing

97+/100 Markus Del Monego, MW 
"A classic Léoville Las Cases"

97/100 Tastingbook.com

96-97/100 James Suckling
"This is very tannic and powerful with currant and salty undertones. Inky. Blackberry and blackcurrant, too. Full-bodied with lots of power at the end. 80% cabernet sauvignon, 15% cabernet franc and 5% merlot."

96-97/100 Bettane & Desseauve

96+/100 Robert Parker
"The 2021 Léoville Las Cases has turned out beautifully in bottle and clearly numbers among the very finest wines of the vintage. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries and cassis mingled with notions of cigar wrapper, violets and pencil shavings, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated with a deep and multidimensional core of fruit framed by beautifully refined tannins and girdled by lively acids, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. Serious and structured without being austere, it's a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and a mere 5% Merlot.

96/100 Tim Atkin, Master of Wine

95-96/100 Andrew Caillard, MW
"Medium-deep crimson. Blackcurrant lead-pencil cedar aromas with roasted chestnut notes. Classically structured wine with blackcurrant blackberry fruits, fine sinewy/ grainy tannins and roasted chestnut oak. Finishes muscular firm with leafy notes. Lovely precision. Fresh and voluminous but needs several years to show itself. 80% cabernet sauvignon, 15% cabernet franc, 5% merlot. Maturation in 85% new French oak. 13.2% alc"

94-96/100 Vinous - Neal Martin
"The 2021 Léoville Las Cases was picked from 28 September until 8 October and includes just 5% Merlot from the northern sectors of the vineyard due to coulure. They found that increased percentages of Merlot did not contribute to the blend. Matured in 85% new oak, it has an intense nose with black fruit, graphite and light iris flower aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, quite a potent marine influence at play, almost briny (perhaps accentuated by the changeable weather on the day of my visit). Very impressive in terms of depth and backbone/grip with iodine and oyster shells towards the finish, this is a cerebral Las-Cases that will demand patience. Then again, name me a vintage of Las-Cases that doesn't! Alcohol here is at 13.20%."

94-96/100 Vinous - Antonio Galloni
"The 2021 Léoville Las-Cases is classy, nuanced and so expressive. There's gorgeous depth, and yet the 2021 is not as explosive as it has been in the recent past. That's not a bad thing, not at all. Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc comprise fully 95% of the blend in a Las Cases that is beautifully persistent from start to finish. It's a wine that has one foot in its rich, historical past, and the other very much in the more modern style of contemporary vintages. There is so much to look forward to."

94-96/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Dark ruby with hints of purple around the edge, the wine exudes smoke, cedar, tobacco leaf, slate, lead pencil, blackberries, espresso and currants. One of the more powerful wines of the vintage, the wine offers loads of black and red fruits, ripe, present, salty tannins, and a juicy, almost creamy, yet classically structured finish. Produced from a blend 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Merlot. 13.20% ABV. This is the first time you find more Cabernet Franc than Merlot in the blend in the history of the estate. Drink from 2025-2055"