Leoville Las Cases: Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru 2001

Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru 2001

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100
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Cabernet Sauvignon 67%, Merlot 17%, Cabernet Franc 13%, Petit Verdot 3%
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rot, trocken
Gereift
13,0% Vol.
Trinkreife: 2016–2046
Verpackt in: 6er OHK
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voluminös & kräftig
tanninreich
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Lobenberg: 96/100
Wine Enthusiast: 97/100
Parker: 96/100
Galloni: 96/100
Suckling: 95/100
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Frankreich, Bordeaux, Saint Julien
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Allergene: Sulfite,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg über:
Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru 2001

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/100

Lobenberg: Unglaublich! Noch besser als der 2000er? Dicht, satt, saftig, viel Schmelz, lang und charmant, Saint Julien von seiner besten Seite. Definitiv ein Kandidat für einen der vordersten Plätze als »Wein des Jahrgangs«. Enorm schicker Las Cases in Reinform. Großartig!

97
/100

Wine Enthusiast über: Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru

-- Wine Enthusiast: A classic in development, a wine that will last for decades. It is certainly powerful, but already the shape is finalized, with its plums and berries settling down with perfumes, acidity, just enough tannins and a warm, welcoming richness. A great argument for the superiority of 2001 over 2000.

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/100

Parker über: Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru

-- Parker: One vintage that was missing from my extensive vertical earlier this year was the 2001 Léoville Las Cases, and when curiosity got the better of me, I opened a bottle from my own cellar. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of cassis, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings and classy new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered core of vibrant fruit, ripe structuring tannins and a long, penetrating finish. Youthful and a little aloof, it's a classic Las Cases that is just at the very beginning of a long drinking window. It would be fascinating to compare the 2001 directly with the much-lauded 2000, as the two are very close in quality to my palate.

96
/100

Galloni über: Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru

-- Galloni: The 2001 Léoville Las Cases is simply stunning. I was fully prepared to decant it given that Las Cases is almost always a brute in its youth. And make no mistake about it, a twenty year-old Las Cases is still a youngster. Quite frankly, I am not at all prepared for the sheer intensity and richness that emanates from the glass. No decanting needed The 2001 is simply magnificent upon opening. A rush of generous inky blackberry jam, spice, graphite and leather conveys superb textural intensity. Time in the glass helps the aromatics come alive. Shockingly rich and voluptuous, the 2001 is also wonderfully open today. Uncharacteristically so for Las Cases, in fact. But who's complaining? Certainly not me. Even so, the 2001 is ultimately a mid-weight Las Cases, with plenty of opulent fruit, but not quite the tannic heft that is such a signature of this reference-point St. Julien.Readers lucky enough to own the 2001 are in for a real treat. This is an especially fine bottle, perhaps the finest I have come across. Aside from all the technical analyses and descriptors, what really matters most is that the 2001 is a wine that delivers immense drinking pleasure. I absolutely loved it.

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/100

Suckling über: Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru

-- Suckling: A very typical Las Cases with a Pauillac note, even though it’s St.-Julien. Lead pencil, dried herb, currant and black olive. Medium-to full-bodied, firm and creamy with a long finish. It’s very persistent. Pretty austerity. Be sure to decant this a couple of hours in advance. Drink or hold. 95/100

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Leoville Las Cases

Die Delons sind bereits seit der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts Eigentümer dieses 2ème Crus, und ihr Wein gehört mindestens seit der zweiten Hälfte des letzten Jahrhunderts zur absoluten Spitze Bordeauxs.

Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru 2001