Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2020 Maximin Grunhaus mint and chocolate and a

mint and chocolate and a background of soft and integrated toasted notes

framed by grainy tannins and great freshness

The oak is very integrated and not marked in any of the single-vineyard wines

and lead pencil shavings

with the hallmark Taylor’s poise and definition and the tantalising promise of pleasures still to come

Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2020 Maximin Grunhaus mint and chocolate and aThe 2020 Las Cases grand vin a classic Saint Julien super second of cassis, lead pencil, crushed stone and sweet tobacco, with tremendous structure and a long, mineral finish built for decades.