Jeff Clavier's Buzzlog

Just got an email from K&L Wine, one of the best wine retailers in the Bay Area, offering truely exceptional Leoville Las Cases vintages. If you can afford them, go ahead...

Direct from the property - These wines are being sold on futures basis and are due to arrive in December.

Léoville-Las-Cases, St-Julien "100-point Dream Case"
Price: $2499.00 (Six 750ml bottles)

A set direct from the Chateau containing 2 (750 ml) each of 1982, 1986, and 2000 vintage Leoville Las Cases-all 100 point Robert Parker wines. Special wood box-must be sold as a set. The perfect dream case-very limited availability.

Léoville-Las-Cases, St-Julien "100-point Dream Case"
Price: $4999.00 (Six 1.5L bottles)

A set direct from the Chateau containing 2 magnums (1.5L) each of 1982, 1986, and 2000 vintage Leoville Las Cases-all 100 point Robert Parker wines. Special wood box-must be sold as a set. The perfect dream case for the serious wine collector-very limited availability.

Léoville-Las-Cases, St-Julien "Best Vintages of the Last 35 Years"
Price: $3999.00 (Six 1.5L bottles)

A set direct from the Chateau containing One Magnum (1.5L) each of the best six vintages of Leoville Las Cases from the last 35 years - 1btl ea of 1982,1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, and 2000 vintages. All wines rated 95-100 points by Robert Parker. A serious addition to a wine collector's cellar. Very limited availability-special wood box.

Léoville-Las-Cases, St-Julien "Best Value Wines"
Price: $1399.00 (Twelve 750ml bottles)

A set direct from the Chateau containing 12 bottles of 750 ml. 2 each of 1983, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1999. Special wood box with these excellent "value" Leoville Las Cases vintages.

Clos du Marquis, St-Julien "Special vertical case"
Price: $499.99 (Twelve 750ml bottles)

For those who love Las Cases and their second wine-A set direct from the Chateau containing 2 bottles of each of the last six vintages of the 90s.. (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000). Clos du Marquis is truly one of the great second wines from Bordeaux. A great addition to a Bordeaux wine lover's cellar.

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