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Expectations were already high after a brilliant showing of Clos du Marquis, but this performs on a different level entirely. Pure and striking, leaping right out of the glass from the off – beautifully pure and precise cassis and violets, with a touch of tobacco and cedar. There’s an inky, iodine backbone too, with an inviting oyster shell edge to the mineral profile. The palate is extraordinary – dense, layered yet so fine and lifted, it just flows so effortlessly and with such precision and perfection. An outstanding wine, surely one of the wines of the vintage, and a strikingly gorgeous example of this remarkable terroir.
The 2025 Léoville Las Cases is powerful, tightly wound and very shut down—in other words, classic Las Cases. In some recent vintages, the Grand Vin has shown somewhat softer contours, but the 2025 is really a throwback to a more muscular, classically austere style. It offers tremendous persistence and sheer power, but beyond that, the wine is pretty hard to read in the early going, certainly much more so than any of the other wines in the Delon stable. I expect this will need many years to be at its most rewarding. Based on this en primeur sample, the 2025 is a wine for readers who have actuarial tables on their side. Drink 2040-2100.
Expectations were already high after a brilliant showing of Clos du Marquis, but this performs on a different level entirely. Pure and striking, leaping right out of the glass from the off – beautifully pure and precise cassis and violets, with a touch of tobacco and cedar. There’s an inky, iodine backbone too, with an inviting oyster shell edge to the mineral profile. The palate is extraordinary – dense, layered yet so fine and lifted, it just flows so effortlessly and with such precision and perfection. An outstanding wine, surely one of the wines of the vintage, and a strikingly gorgeous example of this remarkable terroir.
St Julien is like the middle child of the Médoc - not as assertive as Pauillac or as coquettish as Margaux. It lies firmly between the two more outspoken communes and as a result produces a blend of them both. St Julien's wines have often been sought out by aficionados for their balance and consistency, particularly in the UK. Yet due to its middle child nature, it can occasionally be overlooked globally and as a result underrated by those markets outside the UK. Despite the fact that it has no first growths, it has several second growths including Léoville Las Cases, Léoville Barton, Léoville Poyferré and Ducru Beaucaillou as well as the celebrated châteaux such as Talbot and Beychevelle.
