Leoville Las Cases - 2006 (750ml) Streblow with gloriously intense aromas of

with gloriously intense aromas of tobacco

this monumental effort is more structured than their outstanding 2003

exceptionally high tannin

creme de cassis

set against a complex backdrop of redcurrants and green olives

Leoville Las Cases - 2006 (750ml) Streblow with gloriously intense aromas ofNot surprisingly, Leoville Las Cases has produced another classic, potentially long lived wine in 2006. Among the St. Juliens, it, Ducru Beaucaillou, and Leoville Barton possess the potential for the greatest longevity. Interestingly, when I visited this chateau in January, proprietor Jean Hubert Delon offered me two samples, one where the cork had been pulled immediately prior to tasting, and another that had been decanted four hours earlier. Both