![Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2018](http://www.mrdwine.com/cdn/shop/files/ChateauLeoville-LasCases_GrandVindeLeoville_2018_aed6e535-c3ea-4596-9abd-c0189460c2ad_{width}x.png?v=1705891446)
Pure magic and one of the finest expressions of this estate I could imagine, as well as a perfect wine, the 2018 Château Léoville Las Cases comes from a mix of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet Franc that spent 19 months in (I believe) all new French oak. Its dense purple color is followed by a profound wine loaded with notions of crème de cassis, lead pencil shavings, melon, crushed stone, tobacco, and violets. Full-bodied, concentrated, and massive on the palate, yet also incredibly well delineated and precise, it has a wonderful mix of seemingly ripe, sunny fruit from a warm year yet the minerality, purity, and precision of a cooler year. This wine is going to be just about immortal; however, do your best to hide bottles for a solid 10-15 years.
100 Pts Jeb Dunnuck