1989 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1989

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

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90-94 / 100

Very good

1989 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1989

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 5 bottles

255,00 € tax incl. 212,50 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

95 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(09-2007)

91 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(Ed 1998)
The 1989 tasted California-like in its ripe, sweet, black cherry fruit, nicely-integrated, toasty new oak, and clean, pure winemaking style. A tighter, more compact finish is the result of elevated tannin, but this is an outstanding, rich, medium-weight Las Cases that tastes less well-endowed than I originally predicted. It is built more along the lines of the classy, elegant 1985 than the blockbuster 1982 and 1986. The wine is still youthful, with no amber at the edge of its healthy deep rubypurple color. It will improve for another 8-12 years, and then plateau, offering very fine drinking over the subsequent two decades. I overrated this wine from cask. As appealing as I still find it, it lacks the concentration and intensity I originally thought it possessed. Last tasted 1196.

90 / 100

Wine Spectator

(05-1999)
Very fresh aromas of dried cherries, blackberries and wet earth. Full-bodied, with extremely well-integrated, silky tannins and a fresh blackberry and mint aftertaste. Slightly dry and funky on the finish. Try it a bit later. A Las Cases that's rather rustic.1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2003. (JS)

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(01-2000)

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1989
Rating	90-94
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Julien
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	From 200 € to 300 €
Château	Leoville Las Cases
Country	France

Château informations

Leoville Las Cases

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.