Leoville Las Cases - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml From Portugal

From Portugal

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Bouquet: this wine has a very rich and complex bouquet that includes aromas of citrus fruits

and the 2000 showed its merit in two different tastings

At that point my score might appear ridiculousy low

Leoville Las Cases - 2005 (750ml) Size:750ml From PortugalThis is a prodigious effort. A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot and Cabernet Franc (only 37% of the crop qualified for Las Cases), this dense ruby purple wine has a stunningly pure bouquet of dark fruit, wet rocks, graphite, and subtle background toast vanillin. Full bodied, masculine, and very deep and concentrated, this titanic effort is at least 8 10 years away from its plateau of maturity. The Delon family have produced