LEDA, CASTILLA Y LEON, VINAS VIEJAS 1998 Beaujolais Cru (RP) (12/2014)

(RP) (12/2014)

a Larry Stone/Dominique Lafon project

with a long graceful finish

The 2019 Fleurie Joie de Palais is taut and concentrated

91 Wine Advocate

LEDA, CASTILLA Y LEON, VINAS VIEJAS 1998 Beaujolais Cru (RP) (12/2014)base of neck 92 points CellarTracker Member Drank from magnum, no decant. Purplish color, darker than expected, no discernible bricking. Nose of dark fruits, some leather too. Medium bodied, plenty of fruit, still fairly tannic and nicely structured wine. Some tertiary elements showing earth & meat, but leather mostly; the concentration of black fruits was the most noticeable aspect of this wine to me. As I recall, this was somewhat of a modern style