CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1978
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1978
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1978
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CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1978
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1978
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1978
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1978

CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1978

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95 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin December - 1990
Jean-Marc Quarin
Ruby Red. Slightly vermilion. Brown tints. Good intensity. Brilliant. Just. Intense. Complex and fine. Rich shades of ripe fruit, caramel, wood, spices (clove), cedar. Many look. Just. Intense. Pointe a little warm, vanilla and fruity. Note licorice. Palatable and relatively compact. Net attack. Flexible development, distinguished and remarkably balanced on a drawing of a straight shape and structure intense, very fleshy, very soft, plump, energetic and focused. Evolution towards a final flavors of very ripe fruit, fresh cream, slightly austere tannins. But what matter! To monitor and keep. A big 78 very typical Cabernet.
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92 / 100
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine
Ripe garnet. Very, very reserved on the nose, needs time and a good nose, then shows a certain depth, floral tones, also liquorice, smoke, develops positively with air, seems more dark fruity. Tight on the palate, medium body, melted tannins, good acid structure. Coherent, classic, "old school Bordeaux" and with good length and balance. A positive surprise.
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91 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Fully mature, this excellent example of classic Bordeaux is bit on the rustic side. Still, there is more than enough to keep you busy here. The tobacco dusted, red fruit offers additional notes of cigar leaf, forest floor, pepper and green leafy scents. There is a stern side to the tannins, that with air, softens, leaving with a bite of crisp, juicy, Cabernet Sauvignon with just a hint of cranberry in the finish. There is no reason not to be pulling a cork on this wine. 
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90 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 1978 Las Cases has taken on a garnet hue with some dark ruby tints. The nose is more complex and penetrating than the flavors. The wine offers classic, mineral, lead pencil, smoky, earthy scents, with plenty of ripe fruit, and none of the vegetal herbaceousness that many 1978s have begun to exhibit. The attack offers good ripeness, medium to full body, higher acidity than many more recent vintages, and considerable tannin in the hard finish. Although this wine possesses outstanding complexity, the high tannin level may never fully melt away.
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90 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu October -
Franck Dubourdieu
(9-2007).
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90 / 100
Cellar Tracker February - 2024
Cellar Tracker
Savoury, yet still fresh and tannic, with notes of cigar box. Classically proportioned the tannins simply faded away leaving a sweet cedary finish. While the fruit was subdued there was still complexity, balance and a great deal of style.
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18 / 20
Jancis Robinson February - 2009
Jancis Robinson
Dense, complete, savoury and confident with great balance.
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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent November - 1999
Michael Broadbent
At best.
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Region Bordeaux
Appellation Saint Julien
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Château Leoville Las Cases
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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