Château Léoville-Las Cases 2013 — Saint-Julien, 1.5 L

Name: Château Léoville-Las Cases 2013 — Saint-Julien, 1.5 L
Brand: Château Léoville-Las Cases
SKU: BOR-LEOVILLE-LAS-CASES-SAINT-JULIEN-2013-150
Price: 330.00 EUR
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Château Léoville-Las Cases

2013 · 1.5 L · RP 92, 94

€ 330,00

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Château Léoville-Las Cases 2013 from Saint-Julien, a Second Growth of the 1855 classification, in a 1.5 L bottle. The 2013 blend is 74% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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SKU: BOR-LEOVILLE-LAS-CASES-SAINT-JULIEN-2013-150

Key facts

Vintage: 2013
Appellation: Saint-Julien
Classification: Grand Vin de Léoville
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Vintage rating: 81/100 — caution, may be past its best
Format: 1.5 L
Producer: Château Léoville-Las Cases
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Saint-Julien 2013 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Grand Vin de Léoville, Merlot, Red, Wine

Château Léoville-Las Cases 2013 in a 1.5 L bottle

This is the 2013 Grand Vin of Château Léoville-Las Cases, bottled in 1.5 L, twice the standard 0.75 L. The estate sits in Saint-Julien in the Médoc and was classified a Second Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux classification.

Illustration: gravel vineyards of Pauillac by the Gironde estuary

What is in the 2013 blend

The 2013 blend is 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, with Cabernet Franc in the blend. The estate’s plantings are about 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc.

Illustration: first-year barrel hall in the Médoc

The Clos behind the Grand Vin

The Grand Vin comes mainly from the Clos Léoville Las Cases, a walled plot on the road from Saint-Julien village to Pauillac. The Grand Clos covers close to 50 hectares and borders Château Latour. The terroir is Quaternary gravel over gravelly-sand and gravelly-clay subsoils, with an average vine age of 52 years and 8,600 vines per hectare.

Illustration: a glass of red Pauillac with roast beef

From one Léoville estate to three

The name goes back to a single Léoville estate, split up after the Revolution. Hugh Barton founded Léoville-Barton from part of it in 1826, and the 1840 division between Pierre-Jean de Las Cases and his sister Jeanne produced today’s Léoville-Las Cases. Jean-Hubert Delon has run it since his father Michel Delon died in 2000.

How the 2013 vintage is rated in Saint-Julien

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Saint-Julien 2013 a score of 81 and the letter C. That is a verdict on the vintage as a whole, not a score for this wine.

Questions buyers ask

Is Château Léoville-Las Cases a First Growth?

No. It is a Second Growth (Deuxième Cru) in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. The label "Super Second" is informal.

What is the Léoville-Las Cases 2013 blend?

The 2013 blend is 74% Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc in the blend.

How good is the 2013 vintage in Saint-Julien?

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart scores Saint-Julien 2013 at 81, letter C.

Is Léoville-Las Cases the same as Léoville-Barton or Léoville-Poyferré?

No. All three come from one Léoville estate that was divided, and they have separate owners.

What is the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases?

The second wine is Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases, introduced with the 2007 vintage.

This bottle

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