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1982 Chateau Leoville Las Cases
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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- COMPOSITE DETAILS - |
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| COLOR: |
Ruby. |
| AROMA: |
Licorice.
Bell Pepper.
Chocolate.
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| FLAVOR: |
Light Fruits.
Dark Fruits.
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| PROFILE: |
Crisp Acidity.
Balanced.
Astringent
Mouthfeel.
Voluminous
Body.
Light
Tannin.
Medium
Finish.
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1982 Chateau Leoville Las Cases
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 06/09/2004 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Deep ruby color with little sign of age. Still looked youthful and vibrant.
The wine was still displaying remarkable fruit and deep color, and the tannins while still quite evident were well under control and quite silky. The wine was going gangbusters right out of the bottle and never gave any indication of doing otherwise over the next two hours. Gorgeous nose of lead pencil, stewed plum, amazing complexity and depth. I could smell this wine for the next 20 years and be happy!
It's hard to find anything wrong with this wine. It's just entering it's adulthood so drink now or hold for another 20 years.
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1982 Chateau Leoville Las Cases
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 04/01/2004 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Brilliant ruby, medium tears, tints the glass. Dark berries in the nose, cacao, green bell pepper, bit roasted. Medium body, very well balanced, strong acidity, strong tannins, bit coarse. Long finish, velvety acidity. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94.
Details: Single blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Bordeaux glass.
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1982 Chateau Leoville Las Cases
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 02/14/2004 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Sampled 2/14/82. I've had this excellent 2nd Growth wine at least once in each of the past four years and it has been wonderfully consistent. Spice with silky Merlot washing through and around the fruity Cab Franc, both of which offset and balance the powerful Cab Sauv. This wine is elegant and big at the same time. I was never convinced it was a 100 point wine, but I could never give it a 98 point rating either. This time, wine only took about 15 to 20 minutes to open up which is about 30 minutes less than it took 4 years ago, but it did not drop off at any point during the dinner. At this rate, the wine should be nearing it's peak in about 4 to 6 years.
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1982 Chateau Leoville Las Cases
(France / Bordeaux / St-Julien)
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RATED: 12/01/2003 |
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| COMMENTS: |
(single blind): Dense ruby, bright, dense tears, no hint of age. Slightly oxydized cool liquorice in the nose. Plump body, cool fruit, acidity and tannins well balanced. Medium finish, bit impregnating. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91.
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