Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1982

Classification
Type	Rouge
Marque	Chateau Leoville Las Cases
Millésime	1982
Pays	France
Région	Bordeaux, St. Julien
Raisin	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend
Volume
État	Base goulot ou mieux
Étiquette	Légèrement Sale
Consommable	-2040
Stock	0
Volume
État	Parfait
Étiquette	Légèrement Abîmée, Légèrement Sale
Consommable	-2040
Stock	0
Volume
État	Parfait
Étiquette	Légèrement Sale
Consommable	-2040
Stock	0
Volume
État	Tres Legerement basse
Étiquette	Fanée ou Sale
Consommable	-2040
Stock	0

Avis professionnels

Robert Parker (100)

I have had perfect bottles of this cuvee, but, perplexingly, the bottles from my cellar tend to be broodingly backward and require plenty of coaxing. This huge wine is, in many ways, just as massive as Leoville Barton, but it possesses a greater degree of elegance as well as unreal concentration. Classic lead pencil, cassis, kirsch, cedar, and spice characteristics are abundant in both the nose and full-bodied flavors. The tannins are still there, and, at least from my cellar, this 1982 does not appear to have changed much in the last 10-12 years. One wonders how much patience admirers of this brilliant St.-Julien will continue to exhibit.

Winespectator (95)

A racy, classy, silky wine. Inky-ruby color. Black cherry, mineral and wet earth aromas. Medium-bodied, with very silky tannins and a long, superfine finish. Has always been excellent.

Rene Gabriel (20)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 20/20 points.