1982 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1982

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

405,00 € tax incl. 337,50 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

96 / 100

SoDivin

(9-2013)
Ruby colored robe. The nose is a bit closed upon opening. It is asking to be aerated. Ripe fruit, black cherry, precious wood. The mouth is ample, net and profound. A lot of rigour in this wine. Rectitude and finesse. Still has great ageing potential.

95 / 100

Wine Spectator

(11-1998)
A racy, classy, silky wine. Inky-ruby color. Black cherry, mineral and wet earth aromas. Medium-bodied, with very silky tannins and a long, superfine finish. Has always been excellent

96 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(09-2007)

100 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(06-2000)
Tasted three times over a two month period, this youthful yet profoundly complex wine gets my nod as the finest Leoville-Las-Cases ever made. It reveals massive proportions yet extraordinary purity, elegance, and balance. This dense rubypurple-colored 1982 still looks and tastes as if it were 5-8 years old.

The nose offers up blazingly well-delineated, pure aromas of creme de cassis, cherry jam, minerals, and toasty new oak. This unctuously-textured, gorgeously rich, pure, super-concentrated, low acid effort concludes with a 45+ second finish. There is still tannin to shed in this unbelievably fresh, lively, full-bodied, vibrant wine.

Features

Château informations

Features

Vintage	Wine 1982
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Julien
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Country	France
Château	Château Leoville Las Cases
Country	France

Château informations

Château Leoville Las Cases

The Château Léoville Las Cases is a french estate located in Saint Julien Beychevelle in Gironde. It is a second classified growth in Médoc classification of 1855.

Jean-Hubert Delon is not lacking in passion nor discipline. The vintages who marched during the past quarter century testify for him. In the Saint-Julien appellation, whether the wines are from in important vintage or a less significant one, they are without a doubt amongst the best. A property absolutely exemplary in the Bordeaux region. The largest of the three Léoville is certainly the greatest in quality and, in the opinion of many, it should be among the first growths. Michel Delon, the "Lord" as he was known, is largely responsible for this recognition.

Since 1976, when he succeeded his father, he worked to reconstruct the drainage of land, to modernize and expand the winery, monitor the performance of its vines. He had this deep attachment to land and work values. His son Jean-Hubert took over in 2000, following his disparition. Las Cases is a typical Saint-Julien of rare nobility of expression and has a breathtaking structure.

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