Spectrum Fine Wine Auctions Home

The Tower Cellar

Auction # 482 | View Auction Schedule and Details
Back to auction lot listing Back to Auction Lot Listing
Auction Ends: 2/3/2018 11:00:00 AM PDT

Lot #713. Léoville-Las Cases 1990

Description: Consists of 1 Magnum, 1.5L
Score: 98 JL.
"Blown away by how good this wine is showing. Bought on release and stored in my nice cold cellar, it's been a few years since popping my last cork. Decanted 3 hours, this is a stunner. Powerful, concentrated and dense, the fruit is ripe, rich and deep. The wine really hits all the right spots and coats your palate, teeth and gums with flavor. There is freshness and layers of cassis, cigar box, tobacco and cedar. The tannins are powerful, but they are round, giving you structure and backbone, energy and length. The wine kept improving for another 3 hours. This is the vintage to buy, if you want to see what LLC offers with age. It's 27 years old, and this will be better in 5, 10 or may 20 more years. But it's a treat today, and well worth the cost for a wine at this level." Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Aug 2017
Provenance: The Tower Cellar
Notes: Lightly scuffed capsule, scuffed, lightly bin soiled, lightly damp stained label.
Read about SWA's Six Point Inspection Process and how to read the condition notes.
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $700

Image Gallery



- Indicates you are the winning bidder for a specific lot.
- Indicates you are the highest bidder for a specific lot.
- Indicates you have been outbid on a specific lot.
*Price includes BP if auction is closed
^Reserve not met