2011 Chateau Leoville Las Cases

品嚐筆記：酒液呈深紫近乎墨色，前調是飽滿的黑李、黑醋栗和黑櫻桃，伴隨雪松、石墨與菸草氣息，還有一抹薄荷與紫羅蘭的細緻花香。口感紮實多層，果核濃縮但被緊實、帶粉感的單寧所托住，橡木香帶來香料與可可的微苦尾韻，餘味悠長。
酒莊與田地：來自Clos Léoville Las Cases近60公頃的頂級土壤，靠近Saint-Julien通往Pauillac的路段，礫石與黏土混合賦予礦物感與結構。產量低（約27 hl/ha），採收時期細心分批處理，目的是取得最佳成熟與陳年潛力。
釀造重點：2011年9月中下旬分批採收，手工挑選、以橡木桶熟成塑造骨架與香氣層次。殘糖極低，酸度支撐良好，使得高濃度果味仍保持清晰。建議上桌前醒酒約60分鐘，更能舒展香氣與柔化初期單寧。
配餐建議：厚切牛排、烤羔羊或風乾紅肉類都能與它飽滿的果實與陳年單寧互相襯托。

Tasting Note: Dense, inky purple in the glass, this 2011 Grand Vin opens with concentrated black-plum and cassis aromas threaded with cedar, graphite, tobacco and a hint of mint and violet. The palate is layered and powerful — compressed black fruit framed by dusty, assertive tannins, spicy oak and a savory mineral core. Dark chocolate and bitter-cocoa notes linger through a long, persistent finish.
Producer & Vineyard: From the celebrated Clos Léoville Las Cases terroirs (nearly 60 ha) that dominate the former Léoville estate, this Grand Vin reflects low yields and meticulous viticulture. Ownership by Domaines Delon ensures rigorous selection and classic Saint-Julien structure.
Winemaking & Maturation: Hand-harvested across the September 13–28 window in 2011, grapes were vinified for concentration and aged in oak to build spine and aromatic complexity. Residual sugar is negligible (1 g/L); acidity (TA 4.02 g/L, pH 3.49) balances the wine’s density. Yields were around 27 hl/ha, producing a long-lived, cellar-worthy wine.
Cellar & Service: Recommended decanting about 60 minutes to open the aromatics and soften the initial tannin grip. Drinking window spans decades (producer: 2018–2070); best enjoyed with rich red meats and robust preparations.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.3%
• Decant Time: 60 minutes
• Taste: black plum, blackcurrant / cassis, black cherry, inky/dense, cedar, graphite, tobacco, dark chocolate / bitter cocoa, mint / menthol, violet florals, dusty / firm tannins, savory / mineral, spicy oak
• Food Matching: Ribeye steak with beef dripping, Lamb rack with herb crust, Boeuf en croûte (beef fillet in pastry), Roasted venison, Aged hard cheeses (e.g. Lincolnshire Poacher)
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 76%, Merlot : 12%, Cabernet Franc : 12%,

Winery

雄獅酒莊（Château Léoville-Las Cases）為聖朱利安的經典二級名莊，歷史悠久且以嚴謹農藝聞名。酒莊掌管Clos Léoville Las Cases的礫石好土壤，堅持低產、手工採收與精細分級，並以橡木陳釀打造可以長期陳放的經典風貌。

Château Léoville-Las Cases — a Deuxième Cru Classé of Saint-Julien — is one of Bordeaux’s benchmark estates. Long-owned by families dedicated to precision viticulture and now part of Domaines Delon, the château farms Clos Léoville Las Cases’ gravelly, well-drained terroirs with low yields, strict selection and extended oak maturation to produce structured, long-lived wines of great depth and class.