Leoville Las Cases Half 2003

Leoville Las Cases Half 2003

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  • Jane Anson rating 96
  • Robert Parker rating 95
  • Vinous rating 92
Leoville Las Cases Half 2003
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37.5 cl

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Château Léoville Las Cases 2003 is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blend from the Saint-Julien appellation. The vineyard is located adjacent to Château Latour and shares the same gravelly terrace overlooking the Gironde. Despite the extreme heat of the 2003 vintage, the deep clay subsoil provided enough water to prevent the vines from shutting down. This wine was aged for 18 months in 90% new French oak. In a Half bottle, the wine has matured faster than in larger formats, showing a broad and fleshy profile with notes of cassis, pencil shavings and vanilla.
96 Jane Anson
I am loving classified Pauillac and St Julien from this vintage right now, and Las Cases doesn`t disappoint. Its texture is all satin and velvet, with waves of spiced turmeric and cloves, brambled blackcurrant, blueberry, pomegranate, passion fruit, liqourice and crushed rock, with orange rind freshness that gives a kick and a shiver of electricity. Grip and freshness, still full of life. A record temperature of 48C clocked in at the estate`s weather station during the baking summer of 2003, with over 50 days when it never dropped below 30C even during the night. 50% new oak, 3.62ph, harvest September 11 to 26, Jean-Hubert Delon owner.Jane Anson18th January 2023
92 Vinous
The 2003 Léoville Las-Cases, a year when they green harvested, has an enticing bouquet with red fruit, orange rind, tobacco and loamy scents, gaining confidence with aeration (decanting really benefits this wine). The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, quite strict for a 2003, but with adequate freshness and a grippy, cigar box-infused and persistent finish. This is an impressive showing, and at 20 years, it will give another 20 years of drinking pleasure, unlike many of its peers. Tasted at the château. Neal Martin1st August 2023

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A First Class Second Growth

The illustrious 2ème Cru Classé property, Château Léoville Las Cases, has cemented its reputation as one of the most consistent producers of exceptional quality wines in the Saint Julien appellation in Bordeaux. Spanning 98ha, the estate produces its celebrated first wine - a Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend - in addition to a second wine from young vines, Le Petit Lion. These stellar reds are renowned for their structure and longevity and are produced from the beating heart of the estate, on deep, well-draining gravel soils.

Two further wines are made from a separate site, situated further back from the river with more sandy-gravels: Clos de Marquis and Petite Marquise. The key varietals that make up these powerful red wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

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