Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2021 Pernand-Vergelesses Les Vergelesses A vibrant Marsannay from the

A vibrant Marsannay from the well-regarded Saint-Jacques lieu-dit

Bone-dry on the palate with abundant

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melted black licorice and bramble

soft acidity towards the finish

Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2021 Pernand-Vergelesses Les Vergelesses A vibrant Marsannay from theThe grand vin of Leoville Las Cases, one of the great 'super seconds' of the Medoc, from its walled Grand Clos vineyard bordering Chateau Latour in Saint Julien. The 2021 is classically built and aristocratic, with cassis, graphite, cedar and violet framed by precise, fine grained tannins and a long, structured finish. James Suckling 97 points.