2eme Grand Cru Classe
Vintage: 2000
Producer: Chateau Leoville Las Cases
The Grand Vin is the product of exceptional terroirs from the former Leoville estate.
These terroirs are located mainly in the Clos Leoville Las Cases, which you pass as you leave Saint- Julien village for Pauillac. They extend over nearly 60ha producing Cabernet Sauvignons and Cabernet Francs with a complex, polished expression and characteristics which are totally unique to the Grand Vin of Leoville du Marquis de Las Cases and have been widely recognized for years.
Vintage: The vintage 2000 was especially early thanks to rather mild weather at the beginning of the growth cycle. After heavy rain in April and cool weather until mid-June, the summer was then hot and dry up until the harvest. These very good weather conditions allowed us to produce perfectly balanced grapes with extremely rich phenolic components.
Tasting Notes: The 2000 Leoville-Las-Cases is a quite fabulous. Magisterial Saint Julien that is only just beginning to flex its muscles. It has a very intense and beautifully defined bouquet with mineral rich blackberry and bilberry scents, outstanding focus and harmony, and very well-integrated oak. What was remarkable was to observe the melioration in the glass, achieving wondrous energy and delineation with time, still improving after a couple of hours.
Robert Parker Rating: 98+
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appelation: Saint Julien
Grape Variety: 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol percentage: 12.75%
Size: 750ml
Style: Red
SKU: TC4D2493
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