Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Leo Las Cases |
Label Name: | St Julien 2eme Cru |
Vintage: | 2005 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Saint-Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.1% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 88%, Merlot 7%, Cabernet Franc 5% |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 100 pts (2008); Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 98 pts (2008) / earlier listings 94–96; James Suckling 99; Falstaff 98–100. Sources: Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate, Wine. com, Falstaff
Tasting Note
Concentrated black-fruit core (cassis, blackberry) with graphite, pencil-lead, wet stone and toasty oak. Monumental, tightly structured, very firm tannins and exceptional length; will age for decades.
Food Pairing
Western: roast ribeye, lamb, venison, beef stews, aged cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ (galbi), braised beef with soy, rich Sichuan beef dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; fermented in wood, concrete and stainless vats; malolactic fermentation; aged ~18–20 months in oak (50–100% new depending on vintage).
Vineyard Info
Second Growth (1855) estate owned by the Delon family; Grand Clos parcels border Château Latour; ~97–98 ha under vine, long-established Cabernet-dominant plantings.