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1978

Château Léoville Las Cases

Tasted 2 March 2019 Médoc · Saint-Julien

Light red and black cherry water, tobacco, cigar box, soil, orange peel, and some green peppercorn. Held up nicely over the course of the evening considering its age. Hold for another 40 years.

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2005

Château Léoville Las Cases

Médoc · Saint-Julien

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2015

Château Léoville Las Cases

Médoc · Saint-Julien

Linear, primary, tannic, and a little annoyed (or maybe that was me being annoyed at it), the 2015 was a wine I had Coravin'd the day prior to sample it to see just where it was at. Peeved was where…

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Château Léoville Las Cases

Médoc · Saint-Julien

This was drinking rather beautifully, perhaps much in part to its handler's decanting protocols prior to arrival. Bravo for that! Medium bodied flavors of red raspberries, cedar, earth, old cinnamon…

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