Leoville Las Cases 1982 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label) Rhone Not surprisingly

Not surprisingly

For my taste this beauty could still benefit from another 2 to 4 years of bottle age but it's no longer so young that it would be a crime to open a bottle

pretty and relatively airy nose that is composed of essence of red currant and a broad array of Vosne style spice elements that include exotic tea and sandalwood

Opulent on the palate (but elegant as well)

Leoville Las Cases 1982 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label) Rhone Not surprisingly"As I wrote earlier this year, the 1982 Loville Las Cases is one of the least evolved wines of the vintage, and this impeccably conserved ex chteau bottle was, if anything, even more youthful still. Retaining a saturated ruby black hue at age 40, it unwinds in the glass with aromas of cassis and other dark fruits mingled with notions of pencil shavings and loamy soil. On the palate, it's full bodied, broad shouldered and muscular, with an ample core