Producer Notes
Once part of Chateau Leoville before Louis XVI lost his head and ranked as a second growth in 1855, Leoville Las Cases has long been the best of the three Leovilles, with prices to match, and the best wine from the Saint Julien appellation.
Some of the 1970s wines weren’t so brilliant but it is generally very reliable and good older vintages are still good value.
The blend is around 65% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot, 13% cabernet franc, and a few percent petit verdot.
Apart from the Grand Vin, there are three other wines produced: Clos du Marquis, which is technically a chateau in its own right; Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases, which is the second wine of Leoville Las Cases; and La Petite Marquise, which is the second wnie of Clos du Marquis. All a little confusing.
Vintage Notes
2005 was an excellent vintage in Saint-Julien
2005 was an excellent, long-lived vintage in Bordeaux
Other 2005 Saint-Julien
2005 Chateau Gloria: £86
2005 Chateau Gruaud Larose: £100
2005 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (150cl): £550
Other vintages of Clos du Marquis
Other wines from Chateau Leoville Las Cases
1988 Chateau Leoville Las Cases: £240
2000 Chateau Leoville Las Cases: £330
2009 (150cl): £525
2011 Chateau Leoville Las Cases: £155
2019 Chateau Leoville Las Cases: £190
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