Léoville Las Cases - Saint-Julien 2007

Jamessuckling.com

95

par James Suckling le 19/09/2020

Decanter.com

95

par Jane Anson le 16/02/2017

A deeper register of fruit than many of the 2007s on display, this is one where you would never pick the vintage blind. Here we get wet stones sliding up against slate and liquorice, dark bristling cassis and bramble fruit. There is just so much hold and confidence, and yet juiciness. No need to open this one yet.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

92

par Stephen Tanzer le 30/08/2010

Deep, bright ruby-red. Rather medicinal aromas of cassis, licorice, dark chocolate, menthol and shoe polish went into a shell in the glass. Then suave and surprisingly ripe in the mouth; classically dry but not at all austere, with well-judged extraction to the fla vors of black raspberry, graphite and minerals. Rich, structured wine with a slow-building finish featuring substantial but harmonious tannins and terrific sweetness for all its backbone.

Wine Advocate

91

par Robert Parker le 30/04/2010

Among the more tannic and backward wines of the vintage, the 2007 is another outstanding effort from this estate. Already somewhat closed, it is a candidate for one of the longest lived wines of the vintage. Beautifully pure black currant and black cherry fruit interwoven with notions of cedar and wood are found in this medium to full-bodied, structured, masculinestyled St.-Julien. The attack reveals sweetness and softness, but then the wine shuts down. It will benefit from 2-3 years of cellaring, and should keep for 15 or more. Drink 2010-2027 (91+)

Wine Spectator

91

par James Suckling le 31/03/2010

Offers mineral and berry aromas, with hints of dried fruits. Fullbodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. Racy and refined. Very beautiful and polished. Best after 2012.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

90-93

par Stephen Tanzer le 30/06/2008

(a blend of 82% cabernet sauvignon, 10% cabernet franc and 8% merlot) Good full ruby. Very pure aromas of blackberry, black cherry, violet and licorice. A sweet, juicy midweight with supple, attractive fruit and lovely inner-mouth floral character. Serious and firmly structured in the style of Las Cases but harmonious from the start and not at all forbidding. Finishes with sweet tannins and very good length.

Falstaff

91-93

par Peter Moser le 30/06/2008

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe. In der Nase feine dunkle Beerenfrucht, zarte Gewürzanklänge, feine Nuancen von Kardamom, Nelken, etwas Nougat. Am Gaumen saftige Kirschenfrucht, sehr gut integrierte Tannine, harmonisch, zarte Extraktsüße klingt an, Anklänge von Zwetschken und Kirschen, dezente Mandarinennote im Nachhall, mittleres Potenzial. Ein eleganter Wein mit viel Charme.

Le Point

17,5-18

par Jacques Dupont le 15/05/2008

Nez profond, marqué par le minéral, rond, soyeux, crémeux, un peu plus moelleux, assez dense. Moins impressionnant que certaines années mais une qualité de tanins remarquable. En termes de bonne concentration, peut-être pas de finesse, Léoville est au-dessus de certains premiers de cette année.