Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2001

Bewertungen

• 95/100

  James Suckling
  "A very typical Las Cases with a Pauillac note, even though it’s St.-Julien. Lead pencil, dried herb, currant and black olive. Medium-to full-bodied, firm and creamy with a long finish. It’s very persistent. Pretty austerity. Be sure to decant this a couple of hours in advance. Drink or hold."

• 94/100

  The Wine Advocate
  "The 2001 Léoville 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, exquisitely elegant palate explodes with a myriad of exotic spice, floral and dried berries notes, framed by soft tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and with impeccable poise and sophistication."

• 94/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  "Coming from an underrated vintage in Bordeaux, the 2001 Château Léoville Las Cases is 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and 12% Cabernet Franc that hit 13% natural alcohol with a pH of 3.7 and an IPT of 70. This was a milder, cooler year, and the 2001 offers a more complex, mature bouquet of cedary herbs, menthol, tobacco, lead pencils, and dried flowers, with a wonderful core of sweet red and black fruits. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has a wonderful mid-palate, sweet tannins, and a great finish. It's drinking at point today yet certainly has another 10-15 years of prime drinking."

• 94/100

  Wine Spectator
  " 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.—Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Best from 2020 through 2035. 11,667 cases made."

• 93/100

  Falstaff
  "Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Zart kräuter­würzig unterlegtes Kirschenkonfit, etwas zurückhaltend, Edelholznoten. Saftig, elegant, angenehme reife Herzkirschen, wunderbar balanciert, bereits sehr zugänglich, ein delikater Speisenbegleiter."

• 93/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  "Moving to the herbal, mint, and spearmint side, with plenty of leafy tobacco and bright red fruits. The fruits and crisp and fresh, but lack the power, and depth found in the better vintages. Drink from 2023-2035."