Chateau Leoville Las Cases2008
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Leoville Las Cases
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Julien
- UPC 0 15643 76752 4
Reviews
James Suckling 95
Super racy and balanced. Masses of licorice and currants, intense aromas. Full and very silky with an intensity of fruit. Reminds me of the 1996.
by JS, James Suckling , 2010
Vinous Media 96
The 2008 Leoville Las Cases has a backward, broody, earthy bouquet with intense tobacco and graphite aromas, more like a Pauillac than a Saint Julien, no surprise given that it lies on the border. The palate is very impressive: layers of tobacco-tinged black fruit, sea salt and graphite. This is very precise and harmonious with a persistent and multi-layered finish that leaves you mightily impressed.
by NM, Vinous Media , 2018
Wine Enthusiast 95
With its superb tannins, the wine has a great solid core of structure. Over it is an edifice of direct black berry fruits, elegant texture and intense acidity. Impressive, a wine for aging.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2011
Wine Spectator 94
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.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2011
Wine Advocate 95+
Another underrated vintage for this estate, the 2008 Leoville Las Cases is a vibrant, youthfully primary wine that's aging at a slower pace than the 2009. Unfurling to reveal aromas of dark berries and cherries mingled with subtle hints of pencil shavings and nicely integrated new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, taut and layered, with tangy acids, ripe tannins and a long, penetrating finish. Displaying compelling purity and energy, it's a serious Las Cases that will richly reward the patient but which is still some way away from its drinking window.
by WK, Wine Advocate , 2022