„Tasted at the Las-Cases off-line at The Square. One of Delon’s great successes is the under-the-radar ’94. Here it has a vibrant blackberry, cedar and mocha-tinged nose, mint developing with time with a cheeky hint of menthol. Wonderful focus and delineation here. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, obdurate tannins, typically masculine and foursquare, but you cannot ignore the thrust and power of this Las-Cases with impressive weight and grip towards the finish. Excllent.“
Neal Martin 93 Punkte (Feb. 2011)
„Paired against the 1993 by Jean-Hubert Delon at the chateau, this remains the Las-Cases that I completely mis-read when first encountered. There is a little more ripeness on the nose with black cherries, a touch of dates and a slight scents of brine/seaweed that I find most attractive. The palate is very smooth and velvety, a Las-Cases flirting with opulence rather than actually attaining it. Very pure, slightly more alcoholic that I recall and on the finish, I prefer the tension on the 1993. Yet overall, I think this is a slightly better wine than that: more cohesive and greater length. Drink 2010-2035+.“
Neal Martin 94 Punkte (Okt. 2007)
„Michel Delon, a great man, is the consummate proprietor, meticulously administering this vast estate spread out along the St.-Julien/Pauillac border, separated from Latour's finest vineyard by a mere ten feet. The 1993-95 vintages from Delon are brilliant wines. Leoville-Las-Cases remains one of the irrefutable reference points for high class Bordeaux. One of the more massive Medocs of the vintage, this opaque purple-colored wine exhibits fabulous richness and volume in the mouth. Layers of pure black-cherry and cassis fruit are intermixed with stony, mineral-like scents, as well as high quality toasty oak. Medium to full-bodied, with a sweet, rich entry, this wine possesses plenty of tannin, yet fabulous extract and length. Leoville-Las-Cases is one of the half-dozen great wines of the Medoc in 1994. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025. This lion never falls asleep on the job!“
Robert Parker 93 Punkte (Feb. 1997)
„This great estate, run with extraordinary passion and brilliance by Michel Delon, has once again turned in superlative efforts - wines that are unquestionably of first-growth quality. The 1994 is one of the top ten wines of the vintage. It possesses a degree of opulence, fat, and intensity that is rarely found in a 1994 Medoc. The opaque purple color is followed by extraordinarily pure, cassis, vanillin, and spice aromas that will develop into something even more complex. The wine is full-bodied, with layers of highly extracted, well-balanced and well-defined fruit and structure. Tannic and backward, it should reach maturity in a decade and last for 20-30 years. The 1994 Las Cases is one of the great successes of the vintage. All of the wines in this segment were tasted between March 19 and March 28 in Bordeaux. Most of the important wines from both the 1994 and 1995 vintages were tasted three separate times during my ten-day stay in Bordeaux.“
Robert Parker 92-94 Punkte (Apr. 1996)
„Michel Delon, the proprietor of this renowned second-growth (first-growth in quality, however) stated that if the rain had not arrived when it did, he was, "convinced 1994 would have been the greatest vintage of the century." Leoville Las-Cases produced a modest 45 hectoliters per hectare, with the older vines producing an average of 20 hectoliters per hectare. Only 40% of the harvest was utilized in the grand vin. The 1994 is a classic Las Cases, with the sweetness, fleshiness, and richness of such great Las Cases as 1990, 1985, and 1982, as well as the structure, power, and tannic definition of the classic, backward, vin de garde 1986. The wine displays a nearly opaque dark ruby/purple color, and the tell-tale Las Cases nose of vividly pure blackcurrants, minerals, and subtle new oak. There is great flavor extraction, superb balance and purity, and moderate to high tannin in the finish. It is a wine of exceptional intensity and texture, which is remarkable given its medium body. Because of the low acidity, it should be approachable by age five and last for 25-30 years.“
Robert Parker 92-95 Punkte (Apr. 1995)
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