Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 1990

2^nd Growth, Saint-Julien

 Underestimated this wine young, as it continues to put on weight and character. In fact, of the great vintages of Leoville Las Cases, this is one of the more forward wines, largely because of the seamlessness of the 1990 and its exceptionally sweet tannin, combined with relatively low acidity. The color remains a healthy opaque dark plum/purple. The classic Las Cases nose of sweet black currants, cherries, minerals, lead pencil, and vanilla soars from the glass. Very full-bodied, expansive, and super-concentrated, yet so symmetrical and perfectly balanced (always a hallmark of Leoville Las Cases), this wine seems youthful yet very approachable. 97 Points - Robert M. Parker Jr. - Tasted Jan 2003.