Leoville Las Cases 1982 750mL Size:750mL but not drying

but not drying

offering good mineral lift to the aromas of red berries

has wonderful delineation on the nose that displays a slightly ferrous scent that becomes accentuated with time

" - James Suckling

and freakishly high levels of intensity (cassis

Leoville Las Cases 1982 750mL Size:750mL but not drying"As I wrote earlier this year, the 1982 Loville Las Cases is one of the least evolved wines of the vintage, and this impeccably conserved ex chteau bottle was, if anything, even more youthful still. Retaining a saturated ruby black hue at age 40, it unwinds in the glass with aromas of cassis and other dark fruits mingled with notions of pencil shavings and loamy soil. On the palate, it's full bodied, broad shouldered and muscular, with an ample core