2005 Leoville Las Cases
Reviewed by William Kelley
Issue Date 19th Aug 2022
Source August 2022 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
Rating 98 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2025 - 2065
The 2005 Leoville Las Cases is a classic that numbers among the wines of the vintage in the Medoc. Wafting from the glass with notes of dark berries, cassis, incense, burning embers, sweet soil tones, dark chocolate and cigar wrapper, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a vibrant core of fruit, lively acids and sweet, powdery tannins. More elegant and refined than the hulking, uncompromising 2006, the 2005 is nevertheless a powerful, tightly wound wine that will reward further bottle age, even if it's actually quite expressive today.