Tasting Notes
Vinous 98
The 2022 Leoville Las-Cases is a wine of tremendous substance and pure power. Even with all of its textural intensity, Leoville Las Cases remains wonderfully light on its feet. The 2022 is part of the modern series of Las Cases, wines that won t take deca
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2057
Robert Parker 98-100
One of the wines of the vintage this year is the 2022 Leoville Las Cases, a monument in the making that combines unerring classicism with unusual sensuality and charm by the standards of this estate’s sometimes youthfully forbidding wines. Exhibiting deep aromas of dark berries, violets, pencil lead, rose petals and tobacco leaf, it’s full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with terrific concentration, beautiful purity of fruit, abundant but refined tannins and a long, vibrant finish. On the several occasions that I tasted it, the 2022 was surprisingly open for a young Las Cases, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it were to shut down after a few years in bottle. It’s a blend of 83.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10.5% Cabernet Franc and 6% Merlot.