CHATEAU LEOVILLE-LAS-CASES 'Grand Vin de Leoville' 2eme Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Julien 2006 Bottle
Red Still Wine | France | Bordeaux | Saint-Julien | 75cl
£169.95 / £1,019.70 case
ABV: 13%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Saint-Julien
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Description
The 2006 Léoville Las Cases is a striking Bordeaux that has garnered high praise, notably receiving 96 points from Decanter for its tension and muscular energy, showcasing sweet plums and cassis polished to perfection. The wine features exceptional silky and well-worked tannins, making it beautifully balanced and monumental, perfect for decanting before enjoying. The Wine Advocate awarded it 95 points for its uncompromising character, revealing aromas of dark berries, cassis, and exotic spices, alongside a rich palate framed by sweet, powdery tannins. James Suckling also rated it 95 points, highlighting its aromas of blackberries and olives, with a medium to full body and a juicy finish. With its complexity and depth, this wine promises to evolve beautifully over the coming years.
*****
DECANTER 96 points
Tasted by: Jane Anson
Part of Anson: Tasting Léoville Las Cases wines back to 1989
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2040
Tension and muscular energy on display, with sweet plums and cassis, which are polished to perfection. Strands of silky, weighty, well-worked tannins are exceptional for the vintage. Still young, with a full life ahead, but I’d be happy to plough through its youthful stage by decanting for a few hours and sinking into this beautifully balanced, monumental wine.
THE WINE ADVOCATE 95 points
Reviewed by: William Kelley
Drink Date: 2026 - 2066
The 2006 Léoville Las Cases is muscular and uncompromising, unwinding to reveal aromas of dark berries, cassis, burning embers, espresso roast, exotic spices, loamy soil and toasty oak. Full-bodied, rich and extracted, it's a deep, brooding wine with considerable depth and concentration, framed by an abundance of sweet, powdery tannin. It possesses considerable potential, but it continues to require patience.
JAMES SUCKLING 95 points
Aromas of blackberries, black olives, raspberries, iodine and asphalt follow through to a medium to full body with a tight, layered palate and a juicy finish. Hints of iodine at the end. Some licorice, too. Drink now.
