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| Tradename：Chateau Léoville-Las-Cases 2002 |
| Item No.：FBSJ006 |
| Grape Varieties：Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
| Classification：2nd Growth 1855 St Julien |
| Appellation：Saint Julien |
| Alcohol：13% |
| Specification：750ml |
| Decanting time： |
Original Bottle：2 hours |
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Decanter：1 hour |
| Scores： |
Robert Parker：95
Wine Spectator ：94 |
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| Tasting Note： |
Wine Advocate #158(4/2005) Rating: 95 Points Drink: 2012-2030
Only 43% of the production made it into the final blend of this remarkable 2002. Produced from a low 17 hectoliters per hectare, it includes 66.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Merlot, 13.9% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot. It has the highest alcohol ever achieved in a Leoville Las Cases (13.5%) as well as a lofty pH of 3.85. Nevertheless, the impression is one of a structured wine with considerable density, a ruby/purple color, layers of flavor, and a classic overall personality. The wine exhibits pure black currant, licorice-infused fruit, huge body, a viscous mid-palate, and a long, heady finish. I suspect this wine won’t be nearly as charming as the 2003 in its youth, but it hasn’t yet closed down, and I am amazed at just how rich, intense, and full-bodied it tastes even after bottling. This is certainly one of the half dozen or so candidates for wine of the vintage. - Robert Parker
Wine Spectator (3/31/2005) Score: 94
This is the essence of currants and berries with minerals and flowers. Full-bodied, with silky, refined tannins. Superlong and impressive. A beauty. Love it. As it should be. Best after 2008. –JS
Decanter
Huge black purple colour, wonderful fruit, very dense and very expressive of Cabernet Sauvignon on a grand terroir, finely grained tannins and already very smooth and elegant, a truly polished wine of great quality. Decanter Award |
| Food Match： |
Western Food:Great with roast beef, rich coq au vin and mature cheeses(Edam, Gouda), Lamb, Game, Ham, Rabbit in mustard sauce
Chinese Food:Roasted duck, goose and pigeonneau, salted shrimp and crab, air-dried and smoked meat, idwsi, sautéed fish, steamed Guangdong pork, braised dongpo pork, Nanjing stewed duck in sauce, braised chicken in red wine, fried kidney, fat roast pork, gemischter roasted chicken.
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