2005 Leoville Las Cases - Have you had it? Thoughts?

WINE TALK
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Anyone have this recently? Any positive or negative impressions? The few CT reviews are not consistent.

Also, does anyone know what this was early in the futures pricing?

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I have had it five times. None this year though. Which is strange because the last time I opened a bottle it was corked and I planned to open another bottle. I would guess this is shut down now. Here is the thread from ebob on the corked bottle (not that it matters!):

http://dat.erobertparker.com/bboard/showthread.php?t=189969&highlight=leoville+las+cases+2005" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The wine is pretty spectacular though. And worth finding if you can. As always price is the key.

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I think RP gave this 98-99 points and said it will be a very, very long lived wine. It was selling at Costco on release for 299.99/bottle. I have not tasted the 05; last vintages I tasted were the 2000 and 2003. Great wine and one could argue it should be elevated to first growth status…who knows [shrug.gif] Either way, it’s a great second growth. Wish I could give you more info. I love LLC wine but the 05’ IMO seemed overpriced, even at the Costco level, especially when the Cos and Pape Clement were 2/3’s of the price and now even less. And keep in mind, while not as good, the 03’ was $100/bottle at Costco when they were closing it out.

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Thanks for the info. I figured from some others I’ve spoken to that it sounds shut down. I’ve found some for $200.ea. The price seems solid, but I’m just wondering how much further it may drop.