Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru 1982

Jeff Leve : It took decades to come around, but today, the wine is a pleasure and a thrill to taste. Elegant, classic, full-bodied, vibrant, and concentrated, the wine displays its black currants, forest floor, cedar wood, lead pencil, and spice nuances with a minimum of coaxing. Long and intense with lift, and fullness on the palate, a bit of air before service helps. Drink from 2022-2040. 98/100

Decanter: When to drink: 2023 to 2041 98/100

Parker: As I wrote earlier this year, the 1982 Léoville Las Cases is one of the least evolved wines of the vintage, and this impeccably conserved ex-château 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 of fruit framed by voluminous, powdery tannins. Rich and concentrated, with an expansive, comparatively low-acid profile, it comes into its own with extended aeration—and with food. 97/100 (2022)

Falstaff: Dunkles Karmingranat, dezente Ockerreflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Zart tabakig unterlegte dunkle Waldbeernuancen, ein Hauch von Orangenzesten, ein Hauch von Kräuter und Nougat, mineralischer Touch. Am Gaumen elegant, rotbeerige Textur, verfügt dank einer präsenten Säurestruktur über gute Frische, Noten von Brombeeren, aber auch rote Früchte, finessenreich, mit zitronigem Touch im Nachhall. 97/100 (2019)

Jane Anson: When to drink: 2023 to 2040 96/100

Jancis Robinson: Really quite a rich nose. Beautifully intricate and balanced with the tannins – at last! – well in retreat. The best bottle of this wine I have encountered. Dry but not excessively drying finish. I thought for a moment I had a case of this tucked away but it’s actually the 1983. 18/20