2001 Leoville Las Cases

Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Saint-Julien
Classification
Second Growth
Format
12x75cl
Price
£1,680 per case (In Bond, GBP)
Availability
In stock
Critic score
94/100 (JM)

In Bond Fine Wine. 2001 Château Leoville Las Cases, Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France. Second Growth • Red Bordeaux in 12x75cl. Top critic score: 94/100 (JM). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.

Chateau Leoville Las Cases is widely regarded as one of the greatest wines of the Medoc, a top Second Growth with quality that often rivals the First Growths. Originally part of the Leoville estate before it was divided into three. Located in the northern part of Saint Julien, its walled Grand Enclos vineyard borders Chateau Latour in Pauillac, benefiting from similarly exceptional deep gravel and clay soils, yielding powerful ageworthy wines. The estate is owned and managed by the Delon family with Jean-Hubert Delon at the helm. Leoville Las Cases is typically dense and structured in its youth, requiring time to fully reveal its complexity but have recently increased the percentage of Cabernet Franc in the blend to enhance aromatic complexity, freshness and elegance in the blend. Las Cases has produced a string of outstanding vintages, including 1982, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2016, and…

What the critics say

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 04/03/2021 · Drink 2021 - 2040

The 2001 Leoville Las Cases is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet colored with a touch of brick, it charges out of the glass sporting energetic notes of kirsch, blackberry preserves and blackcurrant pastilles with underlying scents of star anise, cumin seed, potpourri, oolong tea and tobacco leaf plus a waft of incense. The medium-bodied, e…

Neal Martin (NM) — 94/100 · Vinous, 01/09/2021 · Drink 2021 - 2050

The 2001 Leoville Las Cases is a vintage I've encountered many times. Now at two decades old, it has a generous nose with those black plums still in situ, along with graphite and cedar; this bottle is a little more backward, probably due to the provenance. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, white pepper and sage and fine grip. Though it's not as precise or chiseled as recent vintag…

James Molesworth (JM) — 94/100 · Wine Spectator, 01/01/2018 · Drink 2020-2035

A long, refined beam of gently mulled black currant and plum fruit is inlaid liberally with a smoldering charcoal note, while tobacco, ganache and warm paving stone accents form the background. A touch reticent through the finish, with the charcoal edge winning out. Shows lovely cut and length.

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