1969 Leoville Las Cases
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Score 86/100 · Drink 2019-2020, Neal Martin, Sep 2019
The 1969 Léoville Las-Cases is an off-vintage poured blind chez moi by a friend. It turns out to be a pleasant surprise. Fresh and earthy on the nose, it foments aromas of stewed black tea with continued aeration. The palate is typically masculine and rather austere. Don't come here looking for bags of fruit. But it is balanced and enjoyable in a simplistic way. If your bottle has sound provenance, you might have one of the few surviving 1969s. Tasted at home.
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Neal Martin
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Leoville Las Cases
One of the leading estates in Bordeaux, Ch. Léoville Las Cases is one of the largest and oldest Classed Growths in the Médoc. Along with Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou, it is widely considered one of the best estates in Saint-Julien.
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