1975 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville' Spanish and toasty oak

and toasty oak

spices and pencil shavings emerge as the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill sits in the glass

with deep savory layers

Mirabelle and mango-scented bouquet that seems very pure and very intense

Give this beauty a few years

1975 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville' Spanish and toasty oak"Chteau Loville Las Cases St. Julien 1975: This came as a big surprise because I usually associate outstanding bottles of Bordeaux from this vintage with only the Right Bank or Graves. But the 1975 Las Cases is superb. It showed gorgeous aromas of dried berry and tobacco with iodine and shells. It was full body, firm with pleasantly chewy tannins and a chalk, berry and lavender aftertaste. Fresh finish. It's still so beautiful." 94 100 James Suckling