CHATEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1975 Stock: 2581 Recently re-released by the chateau, these cases are in impeccable, time-warp condition. The wine has finally come out of its shell and it is getting better with each tasting. This is a great opportunity to grab some perfect stock of this beautiful Las Cases. "It is fashionable, as well as often justifiable, to criticize this slowly evolving vintage where disappointments outweigh successes, particularly in the Medoc. Perhaps some of the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines will behave like 1955s or 1928s, but Leoville-Las Cases is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage. The murky dark ruby/purple/garnet color is followed by a nose with a pronounced mineral/wet stone component intermingled with ripe, earthy, berry fruit (red and black currants galore). Still ferociously tannic to the point of astringency, this medium to full-bodied, concentrated wine reveals no signs of color degradation. The wine is intense and chewy, but still tough-textured. Those who like wines with considerable grip and tannic bite will enjoy this wine at present, but it remains a young wine that has not moved out of adolescence." 93 points Robert Parker Ex-Chateau, Original Cases n/a