Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2004

Professional Ratings

• 95 Wine Spectator
  Bordeaux's wet, cool 2004 vintage got lost between the exceptional 2003 and 2005, but Jean-Hubert Delon's St.-Julien estate consistently delivers excellent wines in both great and difficult years. Half of the Chateau's 250 acres are planted in the famous Clos Léoville Las Cases, a gravelly vineyard that gently slopes down to the Gironde river. The wine was fermented in a mix of stainless-steel tanks, oak vats and cement tanks, then aged for about 18 months in oak barriques.
• 95 Wine Enthusiast
  This "super second" lives up to its billing. It is rich and concentrated with dark tannins that lie over the ripe, jammy fruit and black, rich chocolate flavors. Acidity and wood are there, but only just hints after the richness of the fruit. A real, magnificent aging wine.
• 95 James Suckling

  This is so beautiful now with ceps, mushrooms, bark and blackberries, as well as some flowers and black olives. It’s full-bodied, round and soft. Lovely now. Drink and enjoy now, or hold.

• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Performing better from bottle than it did from cask, this blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and 11% Cabernet Franc has put on weight over the last year. It exhibits the classic style of both Las Cases and St.-Julien in its deep black currant notes interwoven with sweet cherries, wet stones, and toasty vanillin. Made in a structured, medium to full-bodied style with superb concentration, beautiful purity, and admirable symmetry, this beauty is one of the strongest efforts of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028.
• 93 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  COMMENTARY: Château Léoville Las Cases often shows more like a Pauillac than a Saint-Julien in its personality. The 2004 vintage is nicely-built and demonstrative. TASTING NOTES: This wine focuses on black fruit and oak in its aromas and flavors. Enjoy it with a grilled ribeye. (Tasted: July 22, 2019, San Francisco, CA)