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Grand Vin de Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases Château Léoville Las Cases Red wine ● Saint-Julien
1986 75cl
3 bottles remaining
Photo for illustration purposes only. Vintage sold: 1986
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In a few words ...
Assembly : 82% cabernet sauvignon - 10% merlot - 8% cabernet franc. vinification : manual harvest. Traditional cultivation. Traditional Médoc vinification in stainless steel vats with temperature control. Wines are aged in oak barrels for 16 to 20 months. TASTING : A beautiful, deep ruby color. A racy, complex nose with hints of blackcurrant and cedar wood. Powerful, tight and rich on the palate, with a slightly strict side in the style of the great Pauillac wines. It's accessible in its youth, but it's usually after twenty years or so that it expresses its full potential.
Tasting notes
Appearance
Dense, dark garnet color, drawing on purple in its youth.
Aroma
The nose reveals notes of violet and empyreumatic like wood, roasting, vanilla ... In aging, the wine will reveal very high quality game or truffle aromas.
Wine Empyreumatic | Fruity | Smoked
Taste
The wines of Saint-Julien are famous for mixing the feminine finesse of Margaux wines with the strength of Pauillac wines. We will find therefore structured tannins with a note of black fruits important that will give an interesting overall balance.
Wine Fruity | Long
Product details
Keeps
20 years
Peak
-
Service
17°C
Grape varieties Cabernet-franc, Cabernet-sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit verdot
Terroir Located in front of the Gironde estuary, the soil is composed mainly of gravels, marls and pebbles. The climate of the appellation allows a good ripening of the grapes as temperatures are regulated by the Gironde.
Culture type
-
Alcohol
-
Content
75cl
Decanting
30 min.
Food and wine pairings
Meat
Grilled beef rib
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Château Léoville Las Cases
Château Léoville Las Cases is a domain from the region Bordeaux in France, that produces 94 wines available to purchase, including the wine Grand Vin de Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases 1986.
Appellation
Saint-Julien
The appellation Saint-Julien is part of the region of Bordeaux from France which include Château Léoville Las Cases and its 94 cuvées. Spread over 80% red wines, but also 11% white wines, 9% rosé, this region is 6 million hectolitres per yer (80% red wines + white wines (dry, sweet and fortified), clairet and crémant rosés).
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