2018 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville'

Name: 2018 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville'
Brand: Chateau Leoville-Las Cases
SKU: 20efdb57347ae09715a8bc1478649825
Price: 1004.39 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 97 (19 reviews)

Saint-Julien, France

- Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 291 / 750ml
- From October 2025

5 from 20 User Ratings
97 / 100 19 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Second Growth. Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855. Also known as 'Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de Las Cases'
  
  Vintage notes: "On the Saint-Julien terroirs, budburst began slowly. This was followed by rapid vegetative growth, due to humid and hot conditions. After a hot and dry summer, the harvest was spread over three weeks, without any worry or precipitation, giving a perfect maturity. The wines of the 2018 vintage offer a beautifully accomplished maturity and stand as promises of a very long ageing potential. They are powerful, exceptionally structured and full bodied, complex and opulent but perfectly balanced, with an outstanding freshness and a glorious finesse."
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Chateau Leoville-Las Cases

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Region or Appellation

Saint-Julien

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot & 9% Cabernet Franc

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Classification: 2eme Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: The Grand Vin is the product of exceptional terroirs from the former Léoville estate. These terroirs are located mainly in the Clos Léoville Las Cases, which you pass as you leave Saint- Julien village for Pauillac. They extend over nearly 60ha producing Cabernet Sauvignons and Cabernet Francs with a complex, polished expression and characteristics which are totally unique to the Grand Vin of Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases and have been widely recognized for years.
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2066

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity TA: 3.54 g/L
Acidity pH: 3.65

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Domaines Delon
Harvest date: 18 September - 10 October
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: On the Saint-Julien terroirs, budburst began slowly. This was followed by rapid vegetative growth, due to humid and hot conditions. After a hot and dry summer, the harvest was spread over three weeks, without any worry or precipitation, giving a perfect maturity. The wines of the 2018 vintage offer a beautifully accomplished maturity and stand as promises of a very long ageing potential. They are powerful, exceptionally structured and full bodied, complex and opulent but perfectly balanced, with an outstanding freshness and a glorious finesse.

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Ageing: 18 month

Awards

(1)

3 Stars

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Ribeye steak Main Course: With beef dripping and Merlot gravy; French

Lamb rack with herb crust Main Course: Contains: savoury herbs; Western

Boeuf en crôute Main Course: Beef fillet in pastry; Contains: mushrooms; French

Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course: British

Details

About the Product

Classification: 2eme Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: The Grand Vin is the product of exceptional terroirs from the former Léoville estate. These terroirs are located mainly in the Clos Léoville Las Cases, which you pass as you leave Saint- Julien village for Pauillac. They extend over nearly 60ha producing Cabernet Sauvignons and Cabernet Francs with a complex, polished expression and characteristics which are totally unique to the Grand Vin of Léoville du Marquis de Las Cases and have been widely recognized for years.
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2066

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity TA: 3.54 g/L
Acidity pH: 3.65

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Domaines Delon
Harvest date: 18 September - 10 October
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: On the Saint-Julien terroirs, budburst began slowly. This was followed by rapid vegetative growth, due to humid and hot conditions. After a hot and dry summer, the harvest was spread over three weeks, without any worry or precipitation, giving a perfect maturity. The wines of the 2018 vintage offer a beautifully accomplished maturity and stand as promises of a very long ageing potential. They are powerful, exceptionally structured and full bodied, complex and opulent but perfectly balanced, with an outstanding freshness and a glorious finesse.

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Ageing: 18 month

Awards

(1)

3 Stars

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Critics Scores & Reviews

(19)

2018 vintage

97 / 100

19 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2024 to 2066

PRO Jancis Robinson

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2022

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98 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2018 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2021

Layered with dry tannins and concentrated texture, this major wine offers an impressive structure and promises considerable aging. Black-currant fruits are still tied to the tannins. The wine exudes richness and a classic profile. To say this wine will age is an understatement. Do not touch before 2028 at the earliest. Roger Voss

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99 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2021

Stylistically different, but not far off from the level of quality found in the perfect 2016, this is a future legendary vintage of Leoville Las Cases. As you begin to nose the wine you find a boatload of crème de cassis, Cuban cigars, smoke, forest leaf, tobacco, blackberry, coffee bean, flowers and earthy aromas. Full-bodied, rich and dense, the wine meshes power with soft, supple, round, rich layers of fruit that feel just great as they coat your palate. Long and intense, comparing this with the 2016 and 2019 over the decades is going to be a lot of fun. The wine was made from a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc,14.5 ABV. 99 Points

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? / 100 James Suckling

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2021

An elegant, complex nose of blackberries, blueberries and herbal and spice notes with dark-chocolate and earthy undertones. Violets, flowers and graphite, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, layered tannins and a crushed-stone undertone throughout the fresh, velvety and layered palate. Very complex, muscular and formed. The finish is endless. Lowest percentage of press wine ever in this. So deep. Try after 2027.

About James Suckling

18 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2019

When to drink: 2025 to 2040

Majestätische Tanninstruktur, ungewohnt fruchtiger Ausklang, begleitet vom schwelenden, aber perfekt abgestimmten Feuer; gelungener Balanceakt zwischen Jahrgang und Typizität.

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100 / 100 Falstaff

2018 Vintage Tasted: May 2019

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate bright rim. Delicate noble wood savouriness, fine black forest berry confit, a hint of liquorice and blackberries, multi-faceted bouquet. Powerful, fruit expression, ripe super tannins, mineral and very long lasting, great freshness, ripe black cherries, will need longer time in the bottle, huge potential, a Vin de Garde.

About Falstaff

98 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2019

Leuchtendes Rubin. Sehr tiefe Nase, konzentriert, schwarze Kirsche, Johannisbeere, Brombeere, Rauch, darüber florale Noten, getrocknete Rosen. Der Gaumen ist straff, sehr gradlinig, konzentriert, strukturdominiert, viel Gerbstoff, markante Säure, die Frucht ist pur, rein, sehr saftig, das ist wie Beeren zerknacken auf der Zunge. Der Abgang ist vielleicht das Spektakulärste an diesem Wein, er hallt sicherlich 2-3 Minuten nach. Ein grossartiger Las Cases der unbedingt reifen muss. 2030-2050+ (Verkostet auf Château Léoville Las Cases, am 05.04.2019)

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98 / 100 The Wine Independent

2018 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2023

When to drink: 2028 to 2058

About The Wine Independent

97 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2018 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2022

When to drink: 2030 to 2060

About Jean-Marc Quarin

19.5 / 20 La Revue du Vin de France

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2022

About La Revue du Vin de France

99 / 100 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

2018 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2021

When to drink: 2028 to 2048

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99 / 100 Alexandre MA

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2021

About Alexandre MA

99 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2021

When to drink: 2026 to 2066

About Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

97 / 100 Wine Spectator

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2021

About Wine Spectator

98 / 100 Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

2018 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2021

About Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

96 / 100 Jeannie Cho Lee

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2019

When to drink: 2030 to 2030

About Jeannie Cho Lee

96 / 100 CellarTracker

2018 Vintage

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User Ratings

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20 ratings

2018 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France

Excellent

2018 Vintage Saved: 8-Sep-2023

JR 18, JL 99, RP 99, WS 97

Very Good

2018 Vintage Saved: 16-Jun-2021

Excellent mais au dessous du fabuleux 2016

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Vintage quality: Excellent

Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep

For Saint-Julien, the 2018 vintage was generally considered extremely good.

Much like the rest of Bordeaux, the region experienced a relatively mild winter, but then suffered a spring plagued by persistent deluges, which waterlogged the vines and allowed ...

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