Château Léoville Las Cases, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2001

Name: Château Léoville Las Cases, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Léoville Las Cases
Price: 2057.47 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Great depth of colour with an intense blue/black core. Due to the hard work of Delon and his team in the vineyard, they have achieved record ripeness with their Cabernet Sauvignon giving an explosive palate of silky and ripe cassis fruit. Very long fine tannins and impressive purity and balance.

critic reviews

96/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

One vintage that was missing from my extensive vertical earlier this year was the 2001 Leoville Las Cases, and when curiosity got the better of me, I opened a bottle from my own cellar. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of cassis, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings and classy new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered core of vibrant fruit, ripe structuring tannins and a long, penetrating finish. Youthful and a little aloof, it's a classic Las Cases that is just at the very beginning of a long drinking window. It would be fascinating to compare the 2001 directly with the much-lauded 2000, as the two are very close in quality to my palate.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2065

date of review 12/2023

94/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2001 Léoville Las Cases is a vintage I’ve encountered many times. Now at two decades old, it has a generous nose with those black plums still in situ, along with graphite and cedar; this bottle is a little more backward, probably due to the provenance. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, white pepper and sage and fine grip. Though it’s not as precise or chiseled as recent vintages, there is admirable complexity on the lightly peppered, tobacco- and rooibos-tinged finish. Excellent.

DRINKING WINDOW 2021 - 2050

date of review 09/2021