Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2020 Maximin Grunhaus with the hallmark Taylor’s poise

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

framed by grainy tannins and great freshness

and lead pencil shavings

a wine that is reticent in its youth and quite profound with seven to ten years of age

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

Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France 2020 Maximin Grunhaus with the hallmark Taylor’s poiseThe 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.