chateau leoville las cases 2eme cru classe st julien

Château Léoville Las Cases, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2015

Name: Château Léoville Las Cases, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Léoville Las Cases
Price: 975.53 GBP

96/100

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2015
6x75cl
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£975.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Produced from 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc from the grand Clos, this is a handsome, rippling Las Cases. Notes of tobacco, briar, crème de cassis, violets and sweet cranberries emerge from the glass. There is no excess here; the palate is restrained yet powerful with cool blackcurrant fruit - this is intensely Cabernet in profile, delivered with pin point accuracy. There is serious muscle and restraint here, a wine that has been sculpted from granite. Those who want opulent, sexy wines should look away; this is for those that like classical beauty and are prepared to be patient!

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

96/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

We are here in signature Las Cases territory - a slow burn, a seemingly delicate lace-like tannic structure that is so St Julien, and then builds up to a powerful Pauillac-like squeeze of tannins halfway through the palate. This is an impressively constructed wine, with liquorice, cassis, bilberry and rose bud. Not the most muscular Las Cases (and certainly a long way from the brilliance of the 2016) but joyful, and standing on the edge of its drinking window, which is rare in the world of this powerful 2nd Growth, and makes it one to look out for. 50% new oak for ageing.

drinking window 2025 - 2048

date of review 02/2025

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Julien

Producer:

Château Léoville Las Cases

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.