Beautiful harmony and elegant femininity
high-altitude California Chardonnay that should develop even more complexity in the decade to come
I marvel at how Suduiraut can deliver so much flavor intensity and yet remain so gracious and classy
persistent and built for the long haul
and the special texture due to the amphora aging
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2021 Birkweiler Beautiful harmony and elegant femininityThe grand vin of Leoville Las Cases, one of the great 'super seconds' of the Medoc, from its walled Grand Clos vineyard bordering Chateau Latour in Saint Julien. The 2021 is classically built and aristocratic, with cassis, graphite, cedar and violet framed by precise, fine grained tannins and a long, structured finish. James Suckling 97 points.