Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien 2016

The 2016 Léoville Las-Cases was tasted from two bottles, this one more in line with prior experiences. It has a very detailed, powerful bouquet of blackberry, cedar, potpourri and iris aromas that soar from the glass. The palate is very well balanced with fine tannins, pitch-perfect acidity and a sense of harmony throughout. It fans out wonderfully on the finish. A 2016 with a sense of completeness and bewitching symmetry. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.

• Drinking Window: 2026 - 2060
• Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
• Review Date: August 2020