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Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2006

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0,75 l, a Bordeaux Blend Dry Red Table wine from Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France. alcohol content: 13,3%. grape variety: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot

Availability: In stock

€225,00 Incl. tax

Grundpreis: €300,00 / Liter

Delivery time: 2-3 workdays

Alkoholgrad: 13,3% vol.
Allergene: Sulfite, Spuren von Eiweiß
Abfüller/Erzeuger: S.C. Chateau Leoville Las Cases, 33250 Saint Julien Beychevelle, Frankreich

2006 Leoville-Las Cases

Leoville-Las Cases

A Bordeaux Blend Dry Red Table wine from

France, St Julien, Bordeaux, France

Source Wine Advocate #181 Feb 2009	Reviewer Robert M. Parker, Jr.	Rating 95	Maturity Drink: 2019 - 2035	Current (Release) Cost $133-$500 (200)
Not surprisingly, Leoville Las Cases has produced another classic, potentially long-lived wine in 2006. Among the St.-Juliens, it, Ducru Beaucaillou, and Leoville Barton possess the potential for the greatest longevity. Interestingly, when I visited this chateau in January, proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon offered me two samples, one where the cork had been pulled immediately prior to tasting, and another that had been decanted four hours earlier. Both were superb, but the wine that had had extended aeration was clearly the finer offering. The opaque purple-hued 2006- only 40% of the crop made it into the final blend- exhibits a personality that mimics the superb 1996. Classic aromas of sweet black raspberries, kirsch, cassis, and subtle toasty oak are followed by a full-bodied, concentrated wine displaying moderately high tannin. This cuvee can often resemble a Pauillac wrapped in the St.-Julien appellation, and the 2006 is no exception. A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, it will require significant cellaring before consumption. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2035+.