42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 35,5 hl/ha. Granat mit violettem Rand. Verhaltenes blaubeeriges Bouquet, Veilchen, Cassiswürze und Preiselbeeren. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit seidiger Tex- tur und straffem Tanningerüst, fein spröde. Im aromatischen Finale rote und blaue Beeren, stützende Mineralik, kernige Noten aufkommend, kompromiss- lose Selektion. Weinwisser
The 2018 Le Petit Lion is blended of 45% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Cabernet Franc, harvested from September 15 to October 4 with yields of 35.5 hectoliters per hectare. The wine has 14.47% alcohol and will be aged in barriques, 30% new. The finished blend was put into barrels last December. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives a wonderfully perfumed nose of violets, star anise and fragrant soil over a core of plum preserves, blackberry pie and blueberry compote plus a waft of spice cake. The palate is rich, seductive and spicy with plush, rounded tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and opulent. Love it! Wine Advocate
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One of the oldest Medoc estates, Domaine de Léoville belonged to some of the wealthiest and most influential noble French families before it was acquired by the Las Cases family. The estate was split up between 1826 and 1840 as a result of the French Revolution. (Expropriation of emigrants’ property and constitution of egalitarian redistribution). Château Léoville Las Cases was created, thanks to a kind of birthright, from 3/5 of the original estate and the heart of the domain. The Grand Vin’s current terroir has therefore been at the historic heart of the original terroir since the 17th century.
Pierre Jean, Adolphe and Gabriel de Las Cases were successive heirs to the property until 1900, when Théophile Skawinski purchased a share in the estate and became its manager. Léoville Las Cases has now been managed by the same family since the late 19th century and is today represented by Jean-Hubert Delon, sole owner of the Château and proprietor of Château Potensac in the Medoc and Château Nénin in Pomerol.
Les Domaines Delon
Château Léoville Las Cases
33250 Saint-Julien Beychevelle
Frankreich / France
