Magnum of 1978 Leoville Las Case
Opened Tuesday night about 1 hour prior to drinking after decanting.
Lots of sediment. Fill was bottom of the neck. Color deep red with some bricking noted. Nose: cedar box, pencil lead, dark fruit some chocolate as well (maybe more cocoa). Taste, still very fruity with dark fruits, some smoked meat and tobacco in the taste. Finish was very long and this seemed more like a 1990 than 1978 in terms of length. did not fade and could taste it for 15-20 minutes after finishing it. This wine was more than I expected from a good year. |
Magnum of 1978 Leoville Las Case
On Jul 31, 1:23�pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> Opened Tuesday night about 1 hour prior to drinking after decanting. > Lots of sediment. Fill was bottom of the neck. Color deep red with some > bricking noted. Nose: cedar box, pencil lead, dark fruit some chocolate > as well (maybe more cocoa). Taste, still very fruity with dark fruits, > some smoked meat and tobacco in the taste. Finish was very long and this > seemed more like a 1990 than 1978 in terms of length. did not fade and > could taste it for 15-20 minutes after finishing it. This wine was more > than I expected from a good year. A real favorite of mine. I had it recently from 750ml and had similar notes although the fruit did fade a bit in the decanter after an hour leaving a lot of the secondary flavors. |
Magnum of 1978 Leoville Las Case
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:40:17 -0700 (PDT), "Bi!!" >
wrote: > On Jul 31, 1:23?pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote: > > Opened Tuesday night about 1 hour prior to drinking after decanting. > > Lots of sediment. Fill was bottom of the neck. Color deep red with some > > bricking noted. Nose: cedar box, pencil lead, dark fruit some chocolate > > as well (maybe more cocoa). Taste, still very fruity with dark fruits, > > some smoked meat and tobacco in the taste. Finish was very long and this > > seemed more like a 1990 than 1978 in terms of length. did not fade and > > could taste it for 15-20 minutes after finishing it. This wine was more > > than I expected from a good year. > > A real favorite of mine. Mine too, although the case we worked on for several years, is now, alas, finished. > I had it recently from 750ml and had similar > notes although the fruit did fade a bit in the decanter after an hour > leaving a lot of the secondary flavors. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
Magnum of 1978 Leoville Las Case
In article >,
Ken Blake > wrote: > On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:40:17 -0700 (PDT), "Bi!!" > > wrote: > > > On Jul 31, 1:23?pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote: > > > Opened Tuesday night about 1 hour prior to drinking after decanting. > > > Lots of sediment. Fill was bottom of the neck. Color deep red with some > > > bricking noted. Nose: cedar box, pencil lead, dark fruit some chocolate > > > as well (maybe more cocoa). Taste, still very fruity with dark fruits, > > > some smoked meat and tobacco in the taste. Finish was very long and this > > > seemed more like a 1990 than 1978 in terms of length. did not fade and > > > could taste it for 15-20 minutes after finishing it. This wine was more > > > than I expected from a good year. > > > > A real favorite of mine. > > > Mine too, although the case we worked on for several years, is now, > alas, finished. > > > > > I had it recently from 750ml and had similar > > notes although the fruit did fade a bit in the decanter after an hour > > leaving a lot of the secondary flavors. Yes, this was also my last bottle. I bought a case and 2 Magnums. |
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