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Léoville Las Cases Grand Clos

About this product

The leading 'Super Second' of Bordeaux — Saint-Julien Second Growth that regularly challenges the First Growths in comparative tastings. The Grand Enclos (walled plot) fruit produces the grand vin. Jean-Hubert Delon's exacting standards create a wine of extraordinary precision and longevity. 2016 and 2022 considered modern masterpieces. BC: Authentic Wine & Spirits [NEEDS VERIFICATION].

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colourdeep ruby

nosecassis, cedar, graphite, tobacco, earth

palatefirm structure, First Growth quality; 20–30 year potential

Service

temp c17°C

decant minutes60 min

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Tasting profile

cassis, cedar, graphite, tobacco, earth

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Pairings

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food

Las Cases' structure and dark fruit pairs with magret duck; the cherry sauce bridges the Saint-Julien cassis

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beef

Las Cases's super-second character belongs with rack of lamb; Saint-Julien's elegance is the natural lamb partner

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Meat poultry

Noisettes d'agneau's precision and the classic bordelaise sauce mirror Las Cases's own finesse; haricots verts' fresh-bitter notes create gentle tension with the wine's cedar-cassis

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celebration

Léoville Las Cases's Saint-Julien structure belongs with the rack of lamb; the finest preparation for a second growth

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Duck confit

Las Cases' precision and structure requires a dish with natural fat to soften its austere tannin in youth. Duck confit provides that richness while its savouriness matches the wine's intensity.

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Meat poultry

Veal Orloff's cream-onion-Gruyère richness provides the fat and dairy depth that Las Cases's structured tannins require; the wine's Saint-Julien precision cuts through the cream elegantly

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Charcuterie cheese

Aged Gouda's caramel-butterscotch and the wine's cedar-cassis are unexpected harmonious pairings; quince paste bridges both the cheese's sweetness and the wine's dark fruit

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Fungi truffles

Wild mushroom duxelles in pastry concentrates the earthy fungal notes that bridge Las Cases's cedar-earth; the pastry's butter provides fat to soften the wine's structure

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