Leoville Las Cases - 2006 (750ml) Chardonnay They are not as renowned

They are not as renowned as the single-vineyard Pinots

It is a broodingly backward

allowing the marmalade

This is an outstanding showing in a very challenging vintage

Leoville Las Cases - 2006 (750ml) Chardonnay They are not as renownedNot surprisingly, Leoville Las Cases has produced another classic, potentially long lived wine in 2006. Among the St. Juliens, it, Ducru Beaucaillou, and Leoville Barton possess the potential for the greatest longevity. Interestingly, when I visited this chateau in January, proprietor Jean Hubert Delon offered me two samples, one where the cork had been pulled immediately prior to tasting, and another that had been decanted four hours earlier. Both