2009 Leoville Las Cases (750ml) (FUTURE ARRIVAL)

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Vintage: 2009
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Leoville Las Cases
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Appellation: St. Julien
Producer: Leoville Las Cases
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc

Tasting note: The 2009 is one of the greatest Leoville Las Cases I have ever tasted, which is saying something given the many compelling wines that have been made at this estate. A final blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet Franc has resulted in a wine that appears to be a hypothetical blend of the 1982, 1986, and 1996. Its 13.8% alcohol is perhaps the only thing that sets it apart from those vintages, which had nearly a full percentage point less. The high alcohol is barely noticeable in this 2009, which boasts an inky/purple color, monumental concentration, and great clarity and purity of creme de cassis, black cherry, spice box, graphite, and wet rock characteristics. Extremely full-bodied with a boatload of sweet tannin nearly concealed by the wine-s power, glycerin, and awesome fruit concentration, this intense effort never tastes heavy or tiring. This remarkable St.-Julien should be accessible in 3-4 years, and will evolve for 40-50. (96-100pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Apr. 2010
Score: 96-100pts.
Drink: 2013-2063

Tasting note: Lovely, dark, intense, color. Fruity nose, fresh, fine and complex, also floral and creamy. Lovely entry into the mouth, full, then the wine develops flavorful, with taste, flesh and fine tannins. It evolves juicy and powerful at the finish, with a good, very aromatic length, and refined texture. The aftertaste has a firm note, which recalls the 86. I prefer the 2005. (94pts. Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: Mar. 2010
Score: 94pts.
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Black color. What a nose. Black licorice, raspberry, currant and dried flowers galore. Full-bodied and superpowerful, with masses of fruit and toasted oak, but a blockbuster finish of fruit, tannins and everything else. I have never tasted such a flashy sample. I am blown away by this. A more fruit-forward style for Las Cases. (97-100pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2010
Score: 97-100
Drink: N/A