1966 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1966

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

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85-89 / 100

Good

1966 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1966

Saint Julien

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

335,00 € tax incl. 279,17 € tax excl.

Label Fairly damaged

Stock : 1 bottle

310,00 € tax incl. 258,33 € tax excl.

Label Slightly damaged

Stock : 0 bottle

235,00 € tax incl. 195,83 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

89 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(10-1995)
This may be the most successful wine produced by this estate during the decade of the sixties, although some bottles of the 1962 come close to offering as much pleasure as the 1966. The wine may have turned the corner and begun its decline. I have never tasted it out of larger format bottles, but I suspect magnums of this wine might merit an outstanding evaluation. The wine has always been a classic Bordeaux, with more fruit and body than many 1966s. There is a degree of austerity, but the wine's dominant characteristics include a complex, tobacco, cedar, and red currant-scented nose, medium body, excellent concentration and ripeness, and a spicy, long, moderately tannic finish.

88 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(09-2007)

86 / 100

Wine Spectator

(02-1992)
A solid, chewy wine, with focused black currant, vanilla and toast aromas and flavors. Not as long as it could be, but it's lively and still has room to grow.Léoville Las Cases vertical. Drink now through 1996. (HS)

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(02-2000)

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1966
Rating	85-89
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Julien
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	More than 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.