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2022 Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (55.5%), Merlot (38.5%), Cabernet Franc (6%)
Not ready (Drink 2033 - 2067)
Jane Anson MW
92/100
Product: 20228007948

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2022 Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

This is quite something for a second wine. Not only does it reflect the accessible fruit and generosity of the grand vin, it also finds its own direction. It is direct and focused, with a serious tannic structure. There are mouth-watering notes of salinity along with tight, concentrated cassis and black cherry. Yet the wine is not especially high in alcohol (14%). This is a most rewarding, individual and authentic expression of the vintage, a mini-Las Cases and also in its own space. It should age well.

Cabernet Sauvignon 55%; Merlot 39%; Cabernet Franc 6%

Drink 2027-2040

Score 17/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd (April 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Not ready (2033 - 2067)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (55.5%), Merlot (38.5%), Cabernet Franc (6%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Léoville Las Cases

Critics reviews

Jane Anson MW 92/100
Inky plum colour, this has edges of drying tannins but this is a powerful wine, a ton of intensity, iodine and oyster shell concentration, and tannic heft. A great En Primeur sample that has that sappy, astringent character that gives such confidence for its ageing potential. Impressive second wine. 39 hl/ha yield, 39% new oak. Harvest September 8 to 30.
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (May 2023)

About this wine

Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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