2017 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville'

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Der Stil der Marke und des Terroirs dominiert den Stil des Jahrgangs, wirkt unerhört dicht und gut gebaut, mit klaren Konturen und grosser Tiefe, wacher Säure und dadurch ausgesprochener Rasse und Länge. Beeindruckend, für die lange Reife gebaut.

The watchword for this wine is style. Tannins underline the fruit. This rich structure, while not losing the swaths of berry flavors and crisp black currants, presents the balance between the ripeness and freshness of the vintage. Drink this wine from 2024. Roger Voss

The purity here is really something. Blackberries and blackcurrants with sandalwood, mint and other classic herbs. Full-bodied and dense with ultra-fine tannins. Silky in all ways. Goes on for a long, long time. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 11% cabernet franc and 10% merlot. Joyous and serious wine for the vintage. And comparable to 2014 and 2015. Try after 2023.

Deep dark ruby, violet glints, faintly lighter at the rim. Finely fragrant nuances of blackberry, cassis, and mild notions of liquorice, mineral touch. Complex, juicy black cherries, ripe tannins that are very well integrated, fresh acidity, lemony, and delicate red berry touches on the finish. A seamlessly and above all vibrant style, with stimulating, delicate chocolate nuanced reverberations.

It is not often you can use the word fruity to describe Leoville Las Cases but it is certainly fitting for 2017. Yes, the wine is fruity! And in addition you’ll find complexities of licorice, cigar box and lead pencil with tannins so refined it’s almost precocious. The fruit is airy and bright with a sweetness that carries through from start to finish. This is the perfect vintage to enjoy while waiting for the bigger, more tannic vintages to come around. The wine was made from a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot, reaching 13.28% ABV with a pH of 3.72. The harvest took place from September 15 to October 4 and the wine was made from 60% of the harvest.It is not often you can use the word fruity to describe Leoville Las Cases but it is certainly fitting for 2017. Yes, the wine is fruity! And in addition you’ll find complexities of licorice, cigar box and lead pencil with tannins so refined it’s almost precocious. The fruit is airy and bright with a sweetness that carries through from start to finish. This is the perfect vintage to enjoy while waiting for the bigger, more tannic vintages to come around.The wine was made from a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot, reaching 13.28% ABV with a pH of 3.72. The harvest took place from September 15 to October 4 and the wine was made from 60% of the harvest.

Incroyablement accessible mais sans concession au niveau de l’expression du terroir et de la longévité. Raisin somptueusement mûr pour l'année, texture magnifique, raffinement unique de l’arrière-bouche. Le sommet du millésime.

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