CHATEAU LEOVILLE-LAS-CASES 2eme Grand Cru Classe Saint-Julien 2010 Bottle - NO DISCOUNT

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THE WINE ADVOCATE #205 (Feb 2013) Robert Parker 96+ - Drink: 2020 - 2050 - "The 2010 is a quintessentially elegant, classic wine of Bordeaux – firm, rigid, perhaps slightly lighter than most of the other St.-Juliens, but stylish, potentially complex, and reminiscent of the style of the 1986, but more concentrated and powerful. It is a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc with a normal pH of 3.56. It was raised in 75% new oak and the alcohol came to 13.7%. This wine displays loads of black currants, cedar wood and vanillin, but needs a good 7-8 years of cellaring, if not much longer. It should last for 30+ years. It is certainly one of Bordeaux’s longest-lived wines, and seems to have more and more of a character resembling Lafite Rothschild more than its nearby neighbour, Chateau Latour." DECANT 1 hour prior to drinking