1986 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1986

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

390,00 € tax incl. 325,00 € tax excl.

Label Fairly damaged

Stock : 0 bottle

357,00 € tax incl. 297,50 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

95 / 100

Wine Spectator

(2-1992)
Firm and focused, with beautifully articulated currant, raspberry and nutmeg aromas and flavors; very supple for such a lean-textured Bordeaux.

97 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(9-2007)

98 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(1-1998)
The 1986 Leoville-Las Cases, which Delon continues to believe is his finest vintage in the eighties (even eclipsing the 1982), still exhibits a blackpurple color with no signs of age. The nose offers up aromas of exceptionally ripe cassis fruit intertwined with scents of vanillin, minerals, and spices. The wine is full-bodied, exceptionally well-delineated, and phenomenally concentrated. Still unevolved and youthful, this is one of the most profound Leoville-Las-Cases, but for my palate, it remains a notch behind both the 1982 and 1996.

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(11-1995) Attractive, fragrant though still peppery, with cedary nose;a fine, firm, dry wine.

Features

Château informations

Features

Vintage	Wine 1986
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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