Le Petit Lion, St Julien
Château Léoville Las Cases

Le Petit Lion, St Julien


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2021
6x75cl
DP
£319.22

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2022
6x75cl
EP
£327.00


Le Petit Lion, St Julien, 2021

2021

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Le Petit Lion, St Julien, 2021
Maturity:
Keep
ABV:
13.2%
91/100
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Clear tannic frame, plenty of interest and impact, with rough hewn slate and graphite, along with cassis and blueberry fruits. Not quite the magical wine that it is in the best vintages but this has concentration and grip, and has recognisable estate signature. Harvest September 24 through to October 4. 3.54ph. No chaptilisation, but reverse osmosis. 40% new oak.
Date Reviewed:
05/2022
83-85/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent

A blend of 57% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It features notes of kirsch, raspberry coulis, and fresh blackcurrants with wafts of wood smoke and underbrush. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is a little thin and chewy with a succinct, savory finish. pH 3.54, IPT 71.
Date Reviewed:
05/2022
90/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 2021 Le Petit Lion has a very attractive bouquet that, compared to the preceding Potensac, has much more vigor and clarity: blackberry, raspberry, crushed rock and light graphite aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth texture, black olive and mulberry combining nicely toward a sapid finish that just needs a bit more refinement. A little chewy in texture, it could use another two years in bottle.
Date Reviewed:
02/2024

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France

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Bordeaux

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Château Léoville Las Cases

Château Léoville Las Cases

Following the death of the Marquis de Las Cases, the vast Leoville estate was split into three. The Marquis’ son Jean-Pierre took the third that is now Leoville Las Cases, the Marquis’ daughter, Jeanne’s share became what we know as Leoville Poyferre following her marriage to the Baron de Poyferre and the final third was auctioned off and purchased by Hugh Barton.

The great clos of Leoville Las Cases with its grand gates and stone lion is one of the most iconic images of the Medoc. This vast vineyard occupies the most favourable site in the northernmost corner of St Julien. The vineyard is separated from the Grand L'Enclos of Latour by a little ditch. If the 1855 Classification were to be rewritten today, Leoville Las Cases would certainly be a prime candidate for promotion.

Jean-Hubert Delon manages the estate producing wines of great stature and nobility. When Las Cases is on song, it is hard to find anything as enthralling; it is one of the great Cabernet based wines of the world. They have recently introduced a very impressive second wine, Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases. Clos de Marquis hails from plots to the west of the D2 which weren't part of the original Leoville estate. These vineyards are surrounded by three notable second growths: Leoville Poyferre, Leoville Barton and Pichon Lalande.

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