Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2eme Cru 1982 Magnum

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)