Léoville Las Cases 1978 - Saint-Julien

Château Léoville Las Cases 1978 - 2nd classified growth of Saint-Julien

The Grand Vin de Léoville from the Marquis de Las Cases comes from exceptional terroirs. The Cabernet Sauvignons and Cabernet Francs give this wine its own typicity.

This Saint-Julien grand cru, ranked 2nd in 1855, is almost always among the best Bordeaux.

Léoville Las Cases 1978: Tasting notes by R. Parker 

The color of Las Cases 1978 has taken on garnet hues and shades of dark ruby, and the nose appears more complex and more pronounced than the aromas it unfolds on the palate. The classic scents of mineral, pencil, smoke and earth are followed by a whole generously endowed with ripe fruitiness and fortunately devoid of the green and herbaceous character which often undermines this vintage. The attack on the palate reveals a medium-bodied wine with good maturity. The finish, hard, reveals very abundant tannins, which will probably never melt. (Tasted in 1995)

Exceptional provenance: These bottles come from a cellar of a great Swiss enthusiast and collector. We have acquired the complete collection containing more than 200 bottles of mainly French and Italian wines. The bottles were all preserved following their purchase en primeur or shortly after their marketing on site, in a natural cellar buried under a 16th century convent. A damp cellar, which is why some labels are very worn. The levels are generally excellent or perfect and the most "fragile" bottles demonstrate storage in total darkness for more than 30 years!