Lot 103
Château Léoville-Las-Cases 1986
Closed7 June 2018
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GBP 3,360
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Château Léoville-Las-Cases 1986
Saint-Julien, 2ème cru classé
In second hand wooden case. Excellent appearance. Levels: three into neck, eight base of neck, one top-shoulder
Tasting note: The 1986 Leoville-Las Cases, which Delon continues to believe is his finest vintage in the eighties (even eclipsing the 1982), still exhibits a black/purple colour with no signs of age. The nose offers up aromas of exceptionally ripe cassis fruit intertwined with scents of vanillin, minerals, and spices. The wine is full-bodied, exceptionally well-delineated, and phenomenally concentrated. Still unevolved and youthful, this is one of the most profound Leoville-Las-Cases, but for my palate, it remains a notch behind both the 1982 and 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2030. Last tasted 3/97. Robert Parker. Bordeaux Book 3Rd Edition (1998)
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Julien, 2ème cru classé
In second hand wooden case. Excellent appearance. Levels: three into neck, eight base of neck, one top-shoulder
Tasting note: The 1986 Leoville-Las Cases, which Delon continues to believe is his finest vintage in the eighties (even eclipsing the 1982), still exhibits a black/purple colour with no signs of age. The nose offers up aromas of exceptionally ripe cassis fruit intertwined with scents of vanillin, minerals, and spices. The wine is full-bodied, exceptionally well-delineated, and phenomenally concentrated. Still unevolved and youthful, this is one of the most profound Leoville-Las-Cases, but for my palate, it remains a notch behind both the 1982 and 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2030. Last tasted 3/97. Robert Parker. Bordeaux Book 3Rd Edition (1998)
12 bottles per lot
Château Léoville-Las-Cases 1986
Saint-Julien, 2ème cru classé
In second hand wooden case. Excellent appearance. Levels: three into neck, eight base of neck, one top-shoulder
Tasting note: The 1986 Leoville-Las Cases, which Delon continues to believe is his finest vintage in the eighties (even eclipsing the 1982), still exhibits a black/purple colour with no signs of age. The nose offers up aromas of exceptionally ripe cassis fruit intertwined with scents of vanillin, minerals, and spices. The wine is full-bodied, exceptionally well-delineated, and phenomenally concentrated. Still unevolved and youthful, this is one of the most profound Leoville-Las-Cases, but for my palate, it remains a notch behind both the 1982 and 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2030. Last tasted 3/97. Robert Parker. Bordeaux Book 3Rd Edition (1998)
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Julien, 2ème cru classé
In second hand wooden case. Excellent appearance. Levels: three into neck, eight base of neck, one top-shoulder
Tasting note: The 1986 Leoville-Las Cases, which Delon continues to believe is his finest vintage in the eighties (even eclipsing the 1982), still exhibits a black/purple colour with no signs of age. The nose offers up aromas of exceptionally ripe cassis fruit intertwined with scents of vanillin, minerals, and spices. The wine is full-bodied, exceptionally well-delineated, and phenomenally concentrated. Still unevolved and youthful, this is one of the most profound Leoville-Las-Cases, but for my palate, it remains a notch behind both the 1982 and 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2030. Last tasted 3/97. Robert Parker. Bordeaux Book 3Rd Edition (1998)
12 bottles per lot
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