Château Léoville Las Cases 2012 - Grand Cru Classé
The Léoville Las Cases 2012 has a racy, complex nose with lovely notes of blackcurrant and cedar wood. The palate is powerful, tight, and rich, with a slightly austere character reminiscent of the great wines of Pauillac. Enjoy with game dishes... Delivered in a wooden case for all orders of 3 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery method).
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Eye
Deep color, intense ruby
Nose
Refined and complex, with lovely notes of blackcurrant and cedar wood.
Mouth
Powerful, tight, and rich, with a slightly austere character reminiscent of the great wines of Pauillac.
Serve
At 17-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2040
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with red meat, game, mature cheeses, etc.
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2021 guide) 5 stars (Exceptional producers, representing the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and worldwide)
About the estate:
Certainly the closest second growth, and for many vintages, when the cork does not betray it, on a par with the best first growths. It owes its class and consistency to the selection of plots that allow it to be produced on the large enclosure adjacent to Château Latour, and to the exemplary perfectionism initiated by Michel Delon in the 1980s and fully continued by his son Jean-Hubert. The finesse and subtlety of its flavor are unmatched in the world, but the wine is now opening up more quickly than in the past. The young vines produce the Petit-Lion, which is lighter but no less elegant, and the rest of the estate produces the remarkable Clos-du-Marquis, which continues to offer astonishing value for money.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Las Cases is not content with owning 98 hectares, three-fifths of the former Léoville estate, which was divided between 1826 and 1846 to create the three Léoville estates known today. The vineyard also owns the historic heart of the vineyard, the Grand Clos. Nearly 60 hectares are planted on beautiful gravel resting deep on clay-sand gravel, near Latour and the Gironde, complemented by the current Clos du Marquis. Added to this advantage is the fact that it has been managed since 1900 by the same family, the Delons (now Jean-Hubert), who have equipped it with state-of-the-art facilities, particularly since 2002.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the estate:
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2022 guide) 3 stars (These represent the excellence of French vineyards. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment.)
About the estate:
The strength of this legendary vintage undoubtedly lies in its famous vineyard, with its complex terroir and diverse, complementary plots. The grand vin is produced exclusively from this terroir, which in many ways resembles that of Château Latour. Depending on the vintage, it can have a more straightforward, Pauillac-style profile or a softer expression, more reminiscent of a Saint-Julien. The wine regularly displays an impressive blue-black color, even in average years. At its peak (which can be over twenty years), it offers a bouquet that surpasses that of an average Saint-Julien in complexity and nobility of flavors, with the finest aromatic nuances of Cabernet Sauvignon from the great Médoc terroirs. Owned by Jean-Hubert Delon, one of Bordeaux's finest connoisseurs of great French wines, this cru has shown unfailing consistency since the 1970s.
Wine Spectator
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)
Wine Enthusiast
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Jancis Robinson
Rated Recommended
James Suckling
Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended