{"product_id":"chateau-leoville-las-cases-1978","title":"Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint-Julien 1978 AOC 0,75l","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stone gateway with the lion on top marks the northern edge of Saint-Julien, and everything behind it belongs to the Grand Enclos of Léoville Las Cases — a walled vineyard that runs right up against Château Latour. Michel Delon had taken control by the 1970s and ran the estate with a severity that became legendary, declassifying anything that fell short and turning out a wine closer in weight to a First Growth than to its Second Growth ranking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1978 was one of the vintages that built that reputation. A poor summer was rescued by sunshine from mid-August through to a late harvest, and Cabernet Sauvignon on this stretch of gravel ripened properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLas Cases makes wines that outlive the people who buy them. Of everything from this vintage, it is among the more likely to still be standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château Léoville Las Cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint-Julien AOC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it is likely to be now.\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the sturdier 1978s and a well-stored bottle should still be firm and complete at forty-eight, though as a pre-1990 wine it is sold as a collectible rather than a certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it suits.\u003c\/strong\u003e A forty-eighth birthday present for 1978 that will hold its own if the recipient decides to keep it another decade rather than open it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Graded good by the merchant, meaning label, capsule and fill all read correctly for a wine bottled in 1980 or thereabouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--anno-tpl-3--\u003e","brand":"Château Léoville Las Cases","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58326653010264,"sku":"ANNO-000808","price":265.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/6505\/6856\/files\/Chateau-Leoville-Las-Cases-Saint-Julien-1978-AOC-075l.jpg?v=1790689524","url":"https:\/\/anno.wine\/products\/chateau-leoville-las-cases-1978","provider":"ANNO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}