Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 2014 (750ml)
Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 2014 (750ml)
Tightly coiled and monumental, this classic Las Cases opens with cassis, dark berries, and violets wrapped in waves of mint, pencil lead and wet earth. The palate is layered and immensely structured, showing austere tannins and precise minerality. Still brooding, it hints at deep black pepper, eucalyptus and slate undercurrents that will emerge with time. A serious, profound wine with colossal potential, destined to evolve beautifully over decades. 50% new oak frames the fruit discreetly, preserving energy and purity.
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William Kelley, 96/100
William Kelley, 96/100
James Suckling, 98/100
James Suckling, 98/100
I love the nose of blackberries, blueberries, flowers and citrus. Hints of stones and wet earth. Full body and ultra-fine tannins that are so long and seamless. Incredible length. A wine that you want to drink now.
Jane Anson, 96/100
Jane Anson, 96/100
I love the 2014 vintage in this northerly stretch of the Haut-Médoc, and this is a monumantal Las Cases that is still in its austere phase. It's almost impossible to believe that this will soften in another decade, but it will, because this was fleshy and rich during En Primeur, and all that powerful fruit is still visible - just - but surrounded by tannins, mint bud, eucalyptus, earth, black pepper, cassis and slate minerality. As so often happens with Las Cases in its early stages, so much is about what is not said, rather what is felt but not yet articulated - in this case a sense of growing energy through the palate. Huge potential, but for now it's not giving much away. 50% new oak.
