90 -92 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 1999

The 1997 Leoville Las Cases is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage. The color is a saturated ruby purple, and the wine offers up plenty of blackberry and cherry fruit intermixed with smoke, cedar, and herbs. It possesses outstanding richness, low acidity, and a sweetly tannic, nicely-textured, surprisingly long finish. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2014.

90 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2000

A star of the vintage, this classy, cedary, black currant, and sweet cherry-scented, dense ruby-colored Las Cases exhibits a beautiful dosage of new oak, medium body, expansive, ripe, concentrated flavors, plenty of glycerin, and exceptional purity. It is low in acidity, and already delicious. Anticipated maturity: now-2016.

91 -93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 1998

This great estate continues to turn out wines of first-growth quality, and increasingly, at first-growth price levels. The harvest took place between September 18 and October 4, with only 40% of the production going into the grand vin. The final blend consisted of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, and 3.5% Petit Verdot. It is one of the more concentrated and complete, as well as best defined 1997s I tasted. It exhibits an opaque purple color, and the classic Las Cases aromatic profile (sweet black fruits, cherries, kirsch, vanillin, lead pencil, and minerals). Medium to full-bodied, with silky tannin, low acidity, and layers of concentration, the wine reveals considerable intensity in both the mid-palate and finish. In contrast to the nearly perfect, prodigiously rich, massive yet phenomenally well-balanced 1996, the 1997 has less weight and flavor dimension. Nevertheless, it is a compelling St.-Julien that should drink well between 2000-2020. This should turn out to be one of the most concentrated and longest-lived wines of the vintage.

90 points,

Wine Spectator, January 2001

Clearly outstanding. Lots of berry, violet and vanilla character. Full-bodied, with extremely silky, polished tannins and a long, minty, mineral aftertaste. Gorgeous. Drink now. 15,000 cases made. (JS)

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