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Leoville Las Cases 1982

St Julien, Second Growth

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The 1982 Léoville Las Cases, which can perform very backwardly, was spectacular. Perhaps shipping it to Florida opened it just enough to reveal its first-growth qualities. It offers gorgeous graphite, black currant and black cherry notes in a medium to full-bodied style.

Score: 99

Robert Parker, Hedonists Gazette, robertparker.com Maturity: 2000-2030 01 May 2013

Tasted three times over a two month period, this youthful yet profoundly complex wine gets my nod as the finest Leoville-Las-Cases ever made. It reveals massive proportions yet extraordinary purity, elegance, and balance. This dense ruby/purple-colored 1982 still looks and tastes as if it were 5-8 years old. The nose offers up blazingly well-delineated, pure aromas of creme de cassis, cherry jam, minerals, and toasty new oak. This unctuously-textured, gorgeously rich, pure, super-concentrated, low acid effort concludes with a 45+ second finish. There is still tannin to shed in this unbelievably fresh, lively, full-bodied, vibrant wine. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035.

Score: 100

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 206-2035 30 June 2000