1996 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases, Grand Vin, Saint-Julien, Bottle (750ml) [Slightly Nicked Label]

JA100 "Smoked tea, cassis, blackberry, cigar box, camomile, mint leaf, slate and spice, this explodes out of the glass and then holds its own, going nowhere at all over the two or three hours that we sat around the table enjoying it. The 1970 may have had the initial heartstopping armatics, but it was the 1996 that delivered long into the night. Concentrated, tannic, confident.." JA for IB Jun 2024

Robert Parker writes, "My tasting notes for this wine begin with the following words "wow, wow, wow!" I had been looking forward to retasting this 1996 since I had it in spring, 1997, and I was not disappointed by its evolution." BT (98-100) Published: Feb 22, 1998