Domaine de Loville Medoc Las Cases 18261840 Chteau Loville Las Cases

Loville Las Cases Jean-Hubert Delon Medoc Chteau Potensac Pomerol Chateau Nnin

One of the oldest Medoc estates, Domaine de Loville belonged to some of the wealthiest and most influential noble French families before it was acquired by the Las Cases family. The estate was split up between 1826 and 1840 as a result of the French Revolution. Chteau Loville Las Cases was created.

The Grand Vins currentterroir has therefore been at the historic heart of the original terroir since the 17th century. Loville Las Cases has now been managed by the same family since the late 19th century and is today represented by Jean-Hubert Delon, sole owner of the Chteau and proprietor of Chteau Potensac in the Medoc and Chteau Nnin in Pomerol.

Appellation:
Saint Julien, Bordeaux

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
(2007)Cabernet Sauvignon 82%, Cabernet Franc 10%, and Merlot 8%
(2008)Cabernet Sauvignon 78%, Cabernet Franc 12%, and Merlot 10%

Alcohol:
13.4%

Tasting Notes:
(2007)
The 2007 has a very backward bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, tobacco and marine-like aromas that blossom in the glass given adequate aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, layers of blackberry and boysenberry fruit, sea salt, black pepper and plenty of tobacco towards the long and sustained finish. I would be inclined to give this a year or two in bottle, unlike most of the other Saint Julien wines this vintage, because there is a class act here.

(2008)
A classic style of Las Cases that is somewhat masculine for the vintage, tannic and backward, and less formidably concentrated than the 2009 or 2010, the 2008 needs 7-8 years of cellaring. Dense purple, the aromatics are closed, but with coaxing and aggressive swirling, notes of crushed rock, black currants and some forest floor notes emerge. Impressively built, medium to full-bodied, layered and stunningly concentrated, this is a sleeper vintage for Leoville Las Cases that should improve considerably, given how closed it was the day I tasted it. It is another 30+ year wine from proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon.