11-08-201211-09-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2622BBoston
November 8, 2012 06:00 PMCalender
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1994

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$1,037$850
Auction: Fine Wines - 2622BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 08, 2012 6:00PM

Description:

Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1994
St. Julien, 2eme Cru Classe
"Michel Delon, a great man, is the consummate proprietor, meticulously administering this vast estate spread out along the St.-Julien/Pauillac border, separated from Latour's finest vineyard by a mere ten feet. The 1993-95 vintages from Delon are brilliant wines. Leoville-Las-Cases remains one of the irrefutable reference points for high class Bordeaux. One of the more massive Medocs of the vintage, this opaque purple-colored wine exhibits fabulous richness and volume in the mouth. Layers of pure black-cherry and cassis fruit are intermixed with stony, mineral-like scents, as well as high quality toasty oak. Medium to full-bodied, with a sweet, rich entry, this wine possesses plenty of tannin, yet fabulous extract and length. Leoville-Las-Cases is one of the half-dozen great wines of the Medoc in 1994. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025. This lion never falls asleep on the job!" R. Parker, 93 pts. 02/97
12 bottles (owc)
Estimate $800-1,200

Keywords

Leoville, Michel Delon, Chateau Leoville Las Cases, Latour, consummate proprietor