Leoville Las Cases - 2006 (750ml) Semillon the dark garnet-colored 1988 Latour

the dark garnet-colored 1988 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge

but what a pair these two wines make

and spices

Tasted May 2013

and should age for three decades thereafter

Leoville Las Cases - 2006 (750ml) Semillon the dark garnet-colored 1988 LatourNot 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