Chateau Leoville las Cases 2022

- 100 Punkte James Suckling: " Sophistication and pure beauty on the nose, showing intense lead pencil, blackcurrants, ink and blackberries as well as crushed stones. Spellbinding. Medium-bodied, it grows endlessly on the palate, superb tannins caressing like the finest silk. It just keeps on coming. The character is immaculate. Ethereal. Power with elegance. 83.5% cabernet sauvignon, 10.5% cabernet franc and 6% merlot. It gives the impression you can drink it now, but it needs five to six years of bottle age. A neoclassical masterpiece. Try after 2031, but if you want to taste it now, I understand.“

- 100 Punkte, Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, William Kelley: “ The 2022 Léoville Las Cases is just as remarkable in bottle as it was from barrel. Wafting from the glass with aromas of beautifully pure cassis fruit mingled with notions of violets, burning embers and subtle cigar box, it has already almost entirely integrated its new oak. Full-bodied, dense and layered, it's deep and resonant, with striking concentration, precision and harmony, concluding with a long, palate-staining finish. This striking Saint-Julien really is one of the wines of the vintage, and the best young Léoville Las Cases I've ever tasted. 2035-2065.“

- 100 Punkte Wine Enthusiast: “An imposing wine with a great sweep of flavors and tannins. Powerful black currant fruits are allied to the elegance and style for which this wine is always noted. Intense acidity is tempered by richness and balanced by a grandiose structure. This is a wine for the ages. Drink at the very earliest from 2029.“

- 100 Punkte VINUM Wine Magazin: „Das war für mich En Primeur einer der besten Weine und der Wein hält, was er damals angedeutet hat: ein Duft, der in Sachen Tiefe kaum zu überbieten ist, fast schon Barolo-artige Veilchenaromen, dahinter ein Korb von dunklen Früchten, Kräutern; im Auftakt vollmundig, rund, fast schon zwei Mund voll Wein, die Tannine sind wie aus dem Stein gemeisselt, die Frucht kompakt, alles ist an seinem Platz; der Wein ist bereits jetzt zugänglich, natürlich noch jugendlich, aber grosse Weine sind immer gross. Ein grandioser Las Cases, für eine Ewigkeit gebaut. 2030-2070.“

- 100 Punkte WINE CELLAR INSIDER, Jeff Leve: “ Inky in color, the wine is all about its full-body, intensity, levels of concentration, and sense of purity. The wine starts off with violets, cassis, blackberries, Cuban cigar wrapper, ash, smoke, licorice, and mint. On the palate, the levels of concentration are readily apparent. Yet, even with all its depth of flavor, there is refinement, lift, and complexity that requires time and effort to unfurl. The fruit is uncommonly rich in the mid-palate the tannins are strong, ripe and firm. The seamless finish, with its wall of rich, black and blue fruit hits the 60 second mark with ease. As always, Leoville Las Cases requires bottle aging. But, with 2022, my guess is the wine will start to shine after a decade of age, evolving and improving for 40-50 years with ease. Produced from a blend 83.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10.5% Cabernet Franc and 6% Merlot. 14.25% ABV. 3.80 pH. Harvesting took place September 8 - September 30. Yields were 36 hectoliters per hectare. This is only the second time in the history of the estate that you find more Cabernet Franc than Merlot in the blend. Drink from 2030-2065.“

- 99 Punkte JANE ANSON, Inside Bordeaux: “ Cassis puree, bitter chocolate, so much power and intensity, with a joy and an immediacy that you rarely get in Las Cases. The tannins have a slight tug on the finish which tells you that the power of this vintage remains a little unruly, needs wrestling into place on this particular site. But hard to argue with, layered, powerful, confident, slow-moving. Arnaud Delon is joining his father at the Delon estates, and the new winery is due for completion by September 2025. 84% new oak for ageing. Eric Boissenot consultant, harvest September 8 to 30. 2032-2050.“

- 99 Punkte DECANTER Georgina Hindle: „Beautifully lifted floral, blue fruit and cola aromas on the nose. Expressive and open. Effortlessly finessed but tightly packed and knitted down still. This impresses from the first sip with a burst of cool, fresh acidity against ripe, almost fleshy summer berry fruit - strawberries, cherries and juicy blueberries. Tannins are silky and well integrated and this has such forward motion from start to finish. Undeniable power meets grip and intensity in the wet stone, liquorice, graphite and slate minerality markers. A crisp and confident grand vin with plenty of structure and ageing potential. 2030-2050.“