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Château Léoville Las Cases Le Petit Lion (Saint-Julien)

Château Léoville Las Cases

Saint-Julien · France

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Country
France
Region
Saint-Julien
Appellation
Saint-Julien
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carnes vermelhas grelhadas · cordeiro assado · queijo azul · cogumelos selvagens

Rated vintages

  • 201492 pts

    Young Cabernet Sauvignon vines are blended with older Merlot in this second wine of Léoville las Cases. That gives a wine which is warm, ripe and structured. It does have concentration while also having great freshness and a crisp aftertaste. Drink from 2022.

  • 201391 pts

    The second wine of Léoville las Cases has structure and richness with plenty of concentration. At the same time, it has so much fresh, ripe fruit, laced with intense acidity that it is more fresh then structured. With this balance already established it will be ready to drink fr…

  • 201192 pts

    Dominated by ripe Merlot, this is a forward, black currant-flavored wine. It combines freshness with super-rich fruitiness, giving a wine that only hints at darker, smoky tannins. The dense texture plays on the ripe fruit and suggests a wine for the medium-term. Drink from 2017.

  • 201092 pts

    Attractively ripe, this second wine from Château Léoville las Cases is initially fruity. The structure comes through only slowly to reveal itself.The wine is ripe yet shot through with acidity. Likely to develop quickly.