Château Léoville Las Cases 2022 - 2nd Cru Class
The current Grand Vin terroir is therefore the historic heart of the original terroir, and has been since the 17ᵉ century. The gate, emblematic of the estate, opens onto an enclosed area of around 55 ha surrounded by a stone wall demarcating its terroir and stretching from the village of Saint-Julien to Château Latour.
Since the end of the 19ᵉ century, Léoville las Cases has been managed by the same family currently represented Léoville las Cases contains a terroir of great complexity.
Mainly composed of Quaternary gravel on gravelly-sandy and gravelly-clay subsoils, we also encounter clays of varying depths and compactness, sometimes even outcropping. The proximity of the Gironde is responsible for this unique diversity of soils, created over geological periods by successive superimpositions.
What's more, the river generates a very specific microclimate that enables early ripening of the grapes and protects the vineyards from frost.
This incomparable terroir gives the Grand Vin its unique personality.
With the 2007 vintage, Château Léoville Las Cases has decided to create a second wine, Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases.
Source: Château Las Cases
Data sheet
- Designation
- Saint-Julien
- Year
- 2022
- Color
- Red
- Delivery period
- Deliverable First semester 2025
- Acceptance
- 83,5 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10,5 % Cabernet Franc, 6 % Merlot
- Alcohol level
- 14°25
- Apogee
- 2036 - 2066
Jean-Marc Quarin / Quarin.com - Noté 100/100 (april 2023)
Jane Anson / Inside Bordeaux - Noté 97/100 (may 2023)
Neal Martin / Vinous - Noté 98-100/100 (may 2023)
Antonio Galloni / Vinous - Noté 98-100/100 (may 2023)
Jeb Dunnuck / Jeb Dunnuck.com - Noté 98-100/100 (may 2023)
Jeff Leve / The Wine Cellar Insider - Noté 98-100/100 (april 2023)
William Kelly / Wine Advocate - Noté 98-100/100 (may 2023)
Lisa Perotti-Brown / The Wine Independent - Noté 98-100/100 (may 2023)