Grand vin de Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases

Grand vin de Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases - Saint-Julien 2008

Temperatures among the coldest since 1994. Slightly over average rainfall. Light to moderate hydric stress at the end of July and August, resulting in a good quality potential of the grapes.

Ripening began with nice, summery conditions at the end of August but was slowed down beaucause of the low temperatures and rainfall of the beginning of September. Then it evolved again at the end of September, resulting in good alcoholic and phenolic potentials, as well as a good acidity.

Vegetal aromas (IBMP) have also been limited thanks to the early work carried out in the vineyard (disbudding, leaf-thinning immediately after the end of flowering) which allowed the grapes and improved sun exposure during the fine days of the season.

65% of new barrels used.

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

par Robert Parker le 31/05/2011

A classic style of Las Cases that is somewhat masculine for the vintage, tannic and backward, and less formidably concentrated than the 2009 or 2010, the 2008 needs 7-8 years of cellaring. Dense purple, the aromatics are closed, but with coaxing and aggressive swirling, notes of crushed rock, black currants and some forest floor notes emerge. Impressively built, medium to full-bodied, layered and stunningly concentrated, this is a sleeper vintage for Leoville Las Cases that should improve considerably, given how closed it was the day I tasted it. It is another 30+ year wine from proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon. 93+ points

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 15/12/2010

This is loaded for the vintage, with layer upon layer of crushed blackberry, fig paste and mulled black currant offset by smoldering tobacco, charcoal and anise notes. The finish is all iron and roasted earth for now, with the density to be among the longest lived wines of the vintage. Best from 2013 through 2023. -J.M.

Falstaff

92-94 / 100

le 30/06/2009

(78% CS, 10% ME, 12% CF) 13,4%, tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe. In der Nase eher verhalten, zart nach Brombeerkonfit und Cassis, nach Orangenzesten. Am Gaumen frisch strukturiert, dunkler Nougat, feste, präsente Tannine, die noch etwas fordernd sind, angenehme Weichselfrucht im Abgang, mineralische Note, zarter Bitterschokoton im Nachhall, hat gutes Reifepotenzial.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

92-95 / 100

par Stephen Tanzer le 28/05/2009

(78% cabernet sauvignon, 12% cabernet franc and 10% merlot; includes 10% press wine; 13.4% alcohol; 65% new oak; from a yield of 37.9 hectoliters per hectare) Full, deep ruby-red. Beautiful nose redolent of violet, blackcurrant and minerals. Balanced and pure on entry, with almost sweet ripe red cherry and marzipan flavors, this is wonderfully suave and seamless, but with great purity and precision of flavor and terrific inner-palate perfume and lift. With a touch more length, it may well have been the wine of the vintage.

Wein Wisser

18 / 20

par René Gabriel le 05/05/2009

78 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 % Cabernet Franc, 10 % Merlot. Nur 38 hl/ha Ertrag. Tiefdunkles, sattes Granat mit lila Rand. Berauschendes Bouquet, viel Dörrfrüchte, getrocknete Bananen, Tahiti-Vanillestängel, Kandis- und Karamellnoten, frisch gekochtes Brombeergelée mit einem Hauch Orangeat sowie feinsten Kräuternuancen. Im Gaumen füllig, fett und weich, süsse reife Beeren, reife Tannine, im Nachklang rote Grütze und feine röstige Noten. Auch wenn wir diesem Wein momentan «nur» 18/20 verleihen, so ist er neben dem Barton der fraglos beste Cru in der Appellation Saint Julien. 2016 – 2035

Wine Advocate

95-97 / 100

par Robert Parker le 30/04/2009

Readers should not be surprised that the 2008 Leoville Las Cases is a great classic as the selection process here is as Draconian as at any of the first-growths. Slightly more than one-third of the production made it into the grand vin, a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Merlot. Yields were just under 38 hectoliters per hectare, and the natural alcohol of 13.4% is among the highest ever measured at this estate. The harvest was very late, between October 6-18, and the result is a wine boasting extraordinarily sweet tannin as well as abundant black cherry and cassis notes intermixed with a prominent underlying minerality. Despite the massive density, concentration, and length, the wine is extremely precise, nuanced, and impeccably pure. This phenomenal effort should be more drinkable in its youth than many other vintages of Las Cases because of the ripe tannins and sweet fruit density. It will need 5-10 years of cellaring, and should last for 40+ years. 95-97+

La Revue du Vin de France

18,5-19,5 / 20

le 29/04/2009

Avec ce 2008, nous retrouvons l'esprit Las Cases. Contrairement à un 2007 civilisé, ici le caractère "Pauillac" reprend le dessus avec une superbe matière et une stule encore très autstère, mais d'une splendide élégance de tanins. Ce vin accrocheur se distingue des autres saint-julien par son fond et son intensité minérale en finale. Un Las Cases hyper classique.

TAST

18.50 / 20

le 23/04/2009

Fidèle à lui-même, aussi bien dans son caractère aromatique (cèdre et épices au plus haut niveau de race et de complexité) et surtout dans sa texture si dense donnée par les vieilles vignes. On a le sentiment que la régulation parfaite du vignoble annule « l’effet » millésime ! C’est plein, équilibré, noble dans sa finale, un rien moins éclatant (mais c’est peut-être l’échantillon), ou du moins surprenant, que Ducru-Beaucaillou. Le Clos du Marquis est très équilibré et dense mais moins formé au nez et en bouche.

Jancis Robinson

18 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 16/04/2009

Extremely deep blackish crimson. Spicy oak on the nose – very intense. Then amazingly opulent on the nose. Round and dense and dramatic. Like a cross between mulberries and tarmacadam. The Cabernets were naturally more than 13% apparently. Real excitement. Neat though not extraordinarily long finish. Still very, very youthful. The finish is very dry and brooding but much more supple than some earlier vintages. Drink 2018-35

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 14/04/2009

A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc (a little higher than usual) with 10.3% pressed wine. Cropped at 37.9hl/ha and coming in at a respectable 13.4% alcohol, the harvest commencing on 6th October, this has a ravishing nose of cassis, black plum, violets and a touch of eucalyptus – quite atypical for an ’08. The palate is full-bodied with cashmere tannins on the entry, seductive, a little spicy, the back palate with almost a vanillary sweet finish. This is a lascivious Las-Cases that is nigh irresistible at this stage. Gorgeous – but how will it age? Tasted April 2009.

Decanter Magazine

19 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 14/04/2009

Superb black-purple, ripe and dense blackcurrant fruit showing the concentration and complexity from a great vineyard, almost seductive at first, then great power, purity and density of fruit, a totally beautiful, impressive wine. Drink 2018-35.

Wine Spectator

91-94 / 100

le 06/04/2009

Wonderful nose of roses, violets, raspberries and black licorice. Full-bodied, with a solid core of ripe fruit and lots of beautiful wood. Excellent.

Informations :	Details :
Couleur	Rouge
Pays	France
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2008
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)
Degré d'alcool	13,5°
Domaine	Château Léoville Las Cases

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Couleur

Rouge

Pays

France

Appellation

Saint-Julien

Millesime

2008

Contenance

Bouteille (75 cl)

Degré d'alcool

13,5°

Domaine

Château Léoville Las Cases

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