Château Léoville-Las-Cases 2021

Why is this Wine so Yummy?

BLEND 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Cabernet Franc 5% Merlot

HARVEST PERIOD from 28th September to 8th October 2021

ANALYSES Alcohol degree: 13.20 %vol. – Total Acidity: 3.66 gH2SO4/l – pH: 3.71 – IPT: 77

This vintage was marked in the vineyard by an early start, a late finish and sudden increases in power requiring the reactivity of the teams at every stage and in every aspect of the vineyard’s support. Despite these perilous climatic conditions, the final ripening was complete and homogeneous. The great early and unique terroir of Léoville Las Cases produced great Cabernets, deep and elegant, complex and straightforward, as well as smooth and aerial Merlots. A noble, fresh and rich Grand Vin de Léoville Las Cases with a beautiful aromatic complexity, signing this vintage with an extreme elegance.

About Léoville-Las-Cases

A STORY THAT STARTED IN THE 17TH CENTURY
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.

In the Vineyard

AOC: Saint-Julien

Surface area: 55 ha

Average age of vines: 52 years

Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 61% / Merlot 21% / Cabernet Franc 16%

Density of plantation: 8 600 plants/ha

The Clos encases a terroir of very great complexity. It is mainly composed of Quaternary gravel (“graves”) over gravelly sand and gravelly clay subsoils. We also find clays which are variably deep and compact, but which sometimes break through to the surface. The proximity of the Gironde River has created the wide diversity of soils, formed over various geological periods by successive superimpositions.

The river also creates a special microclimate that enables very early ripening of the grapes and protects the vineyards from frost. This cameo of geological combinations influences the growth of the vine and the composition of the grapes: regular but restricted water supply and a very low intake of nutrients bring out the best in the great Cabernet Sauvignons and Cabernet Francs which usually achieve their full potential whatever the vintage. The incomparable terroir gives this great wine its unique personality.

In the Winery

Where in the World is Léoville-Las-Cases?

Léoville-Las-Cases is in the Medoc on the Left Bank of Bordeaux.