Leoville Las Cases 1982 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label) Rhone pretty and relatively airy nose

pretty and relatively airy nose that is composed of essence of red currant and a broad array of Vosne style spice elements that include exotic tea and sandalwood

"Discreet wood is present on the exuberantly spicy and markedly exotic nose of passion fruit

perfumed flowers as the wine slowly unfurls in the glass

Inky dark fruit

Leoville Las Cases 1982 750mL (Slightly Soiled Label) Rhone pretty and relatively airy nose"As I wrote earlier this year, the 1982 Loville Las Cases is one of the least evolved wines of the vintage, and this impeccably conserved ex chteau bottle was, if anything, even more youthful still. Retaining a saturated ruby black hue at age 40, it unwinds in the glass with aromas of cassis and other dark fruits mingled with notions of pencil shavings and loamy soil. On the palate, it's full bodied, broad shouldered and muscular, with an ample core