Château Léoville Las Cases Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé) 1996

Robert Parker (98/100): "The 1996 Leoville-Las Cases is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc picked between 25 September and 10 October (for fascinating insight, read Robert Parker's remarks about the blend with Michel Delon in the original tasting note). Now at 20 years, it has evolved into an absolutely stunning Saint Julien, clearly one of the best wines from the estate this decade. The bouquet is beautifully defined with intense black cherries, cedar, mint and a touch of oyster shell that seems to gain intensity in the glass. The palate is seamless from start to finish, extraordinarily pure, the 70% new oak totally assimilated of course, impressive weight and power allied with genuine finesse and tension towards the silky smooth finish. It stands as one of the best wines of the vintage without one iota of doubt and it will last 30-40 years without problem. You might call it "proper Claret." You might call it "delicious."

Jancis Robinson (18/20): "85% very ripe Cabernet Sauvignon. This was the year that Delon really pushed up the prices. Amazingly deep crimson. Very fresh and rigorous. Very firm and was probably pretty tough in its youth. Long and absolutely classic. No hint of modernity – except for the super-ripe, super-sorted fruit. Very clean and breezy."

Producent	Château Léoville Las Cases
Cuvee	Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé)
Vintage	1996
Land	France
Regio	Bordeaux
Appelatie	France | Bordeaux | Médoc | Saint-Julien |
Druif	Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Formaat	0.75 L
Drinken van - tot	2020 - 2050
Classificatie	2ième Grand Cru Classé
Review score(s)	Robert Parker (98/100), Jancis Robinson (18/20)

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