Léoville Las Cases - Saint-Julien 2004

Vinous

92

par Neal Martin le 09/08/2024

The 2004 Léoville Las Cases has a noticeable mintiness on the nose that actually complements the red fruit, though it deviates away from what you might call Saint-Julien typicité. After ten minutes, it coheres with ash and black tea aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded texture on the entry. The 2004 shows fine acidity and is lightly spiced with cracked black pepper towards the finish. A little conservative, but it acquits itself well considering the vintage.

Jamessuckling.com

95

par James Suckling le 19/01/2021

This is so beautiful now with ceps, mushrooms, bark and blackberries, as well as some flowers and black olives. It’s full-bodied, round and soft. Lovely now. Drink and enjoy now, or hold.

Vinous

92

par Neal Martin le 02/07/2018

The 2004 Léoville Las-Cases feels stubborn and closed on the nose despite rigorous coaxing. Eventually it reveals attractive, tightly wound blackberry, briary, sandalwood and undergrowth notes. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, masculine as usual with Las-Cases, rather aloof and you might say a bit charmless. It is not a Saint-Julien that has resolved to give pleasure, the austerity on the finish is a little blunt at the moment. Being Las-Cases, perhaps it just needs longer time in bottle? Tasted at the annual CVBG tasting in London.

Wine Advocate

94

par Neal Martin le 01/08/2014

Tasted at Bordeaux Index annual 10-year on tasting from an ex-château bottle. The Leoville Las-Cases 2004 has a glorious bouquet that to be honest, puts its peers in their place. It displays exquisite delineation and mineralité, the fruit very pure with scents of blackberry, white pepper, cigar box and pencil shavings. The palate is medium-bodied with a composed entry and a fleshy texture that renders this a much more approachable Las-Cases vis-a-vis other recent vintages. It has a sense of classicism that is very appealing although there is wonderful depth of fruit on the finish. It reminds me of the over-achieving 1994 several years ago. Tasted March 2014.

Wine Advocate

93

par Robert Parker le 02/07/2007

Performing better from bottle than it did from cask, this blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and 11% Cabernet Franc has put on weight over the last year. It exhibits the classic style of both Las Cases and St.-Julien in its deep black currant notes interwoven with sweet cherries, wet stones, and toasty vanillin. Made in a structured, medium to full-bodied style with superb concentration, beautiful purity, and admirable symmetry, this beauty is one of the strongest efforts of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028. Also tasted: 2004 Clos du Marquis (88)

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

90

par Stephen Tanzer le 30/06/2007

Deep red-ruby. Expressive aromas of currant, plum, mocha, tobacco and minerals, with a slight dusty character. Supple but a bit youthfully inky, with a dusty quality to the moderately sweet fruit. This is a bit dry compared to the young 2006, and one has the impression that the oak tannins are less successfully integrated with the wine's fruit. This concentrated, persistent wine really needs seven or eight years of cellaring. 90 (+?)

Wine Spectator

95

par James Suckling le 31/03/2007

Intense aromas of currant, blackberry and light vanilla. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Layered, with everything in the right proportion for the vintage. Excellent. Reminds me of the 1996. Best after 2012. 20,000 cases made.

Wine Advocate

90-92

par Robert Parker le 30/06/2006

Proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon believes the 2004 Leoville Las-Cases, a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, represents a lighter version of the 1996 and 1986 Las Cases. While an outstanding effort, it does not possess the breadth or depth of flavor found in the two aforementioned vintages. A classic bouquet of black cherries, cassis, crushed rocks, flowers, vanilla, and background oak emerges from this dense ruby/purple-tinged 2004. Medium-bodied with moderately high tannin and crisp acidity in the strong finish, it should be at its finest between 2010-2020.

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Merlot 13 % Cabernet Franc 11 % Cabernet Sauvignon 76 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2004
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Merlot 13 % Cabernet Franc 11 % Cabernet Sauvignon 76 %
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2004
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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