- 2001 Château Léoville Las Cases - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien (4/22/2026)
From my late father’s cellar, this bottle encapsulated my misgivings about LLC. It was no doubt impressive, with still prominent fruit, and enough structure to repel an army of Uruk-Hai. It lacked any sense of grace or harmony. 25 years post vintage, and it remained impenetrable. Whether the fruit could potentially outlast the Orthanc-level structure was a question left for my last bottle, to be opened when the last ship sails for Valinor.
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Fantastic note!
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I’ve owned one bottle of this since release. Every year or so I think about it, look at notes on CT, and it doesn’t sound like much fun to open.
Maybe I should just sell it.
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Love this note!
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I’ll buy it! I’m Neanderthal.
Hopefully you’re also immortal.
Don’t worry, it will be amazing in 2051!
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When I’m 84!
Yes
I plan to live forever. So far, so good.
My dad is 87 and still loves great wines and whiskeys. And his palate remains pretty damn good. Now he’s also a freak of nature, has all of his original teeth and needs no corrective eyewear at all. Defies comprehension. We have a big family dinner next week, I am so looking forward to it. Definitely gonna pop some great stuff. David sounds like your memories with your dad are similar, cherish those forever.
Whippersnapper.
Hahaha