2015 Leoville Las Cases
By Chateau Leoville Las Cases
2015 Leoville Las Cases from Chateau Leoville Las Cases, St-Julien, Bordeaux
The revered 2015 Leoville Las Cases from Chateau Leoville Las Cases strides forth as a paragon of St-Julien poise and profundity. As one of the best Bordeaux vintages, this particular instalment showcases the finesse and structure emblematic of a year blessed by the wine gods.
The Epitome of Elegance: A Vintage Analysis
The 2015 vintage in Bordeaux bears the badge of balance—a year where climatic benevolence bestowed grapes with an ideal amalgam of ripeness and backbone. At St-Julien's heart, Chateau Leoville Las Cases has conjured a liquid anthology capturing this idyll; a blend where Cabernet Sauvignon's might commingles elegantly with Merlot's plushness, punctuated by the Petit Verdot's vigour.
Integrity of Investment: A Wine of Worth
Distinguished investors recognise that adroit selection is the cornerstone to a fine wine portfolio's vitality. The 2015 Leoville Las Cases exemplifies such discerning choice, presenting immense potential for maturation and appreciation. With a claret whose pedigree and palate converge so harmoniously, astute collectors wisely anticipate an evolution worthy of recognition in both cellar and market.
Reflective Tasting: Terroir’s Tapestry
Taking due note of this vintage's unique persona, one uncovers layers; deep-set cassis entwined with the earthiness of truffle, versatile enough to unveil nuances over ensuing years. Current sips reveal tannins as tailor-fitted as a gentleman's suit, forecasting decades in which complexity will unfurl like the rich fabric of a tapestry woven from grape and terroir alone.
In summation, while nectar from every harvest speaks of its specific temporal tale, the 2015 Leoville Las Cases articulates its narrative with a rare blend of force and subtlety. Investors privy to this grand vin's potential will find themselves guardians of a vessel carrying history, heritage and promise—the very soul-craft embodied in St-Julien's viticultural artistry.
Market price (GBP)
£1,670.00
12x75cl
Highest score
98
POP score
92.78
Scores and tasting notes
Composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and 6% Merlot, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Léoville Las Cases has a slightly closed nose, revealing notes of crème de cassis, baked blueberries and black forest cake with touches of licorice, violets and Indian spices plus a waft of dusty soil. The palate is medium to full-bodied, concentrated and built like a brick house, with firm, ripe, velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Advocate, 27 April 2018
This is an ethereal young wine with blackberry and violet aromas and flavors. Full body, very firm and silky tannins and a superb finish. Lovely length and purity to this. 85% cabernet sauvignon, 6% merlot and 9% cabernet franc.
James Suckling - jamessuckling.com
Very tightly focused, with both charcoal and iron harnessing the core of dark currant and blackberry fruit flavors. Sleek in feel, but not for lack of depth, as this is brimming with dark fruit and terroir, just in a more austere fashion.—J.M.
Wine Spectator - James Molesworth - winespectator.com
The 2015 Leoville Las-Cases has the highest Cabernet contents in recent years, 85% and 9% of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc respectively, partly because some of the old Merlot vines were blended into the deuxième vin. Picked between 22 September and 9 October, a total of 15 days picking, it will be matured in 85% new oak. The alcohol level is 13.8%, higher than 2010 for example. Jean-Hubert Delon has crafted an extremely pure and tensile bouquet, almost pixelated with blackberry, briary, slate and oyster shell aromas that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, svelte and sensual on the entry, the tannins a little edgy with a gentle crescendo: black fruit, tons of minerals, real focus and precision towards the finish. This is a superlative Léoville Las-Cases with the substance to suggest long-term aging will be repaid.
Neal Martin - eRobertParker.com, #224, April 2016
Two records set here: the highest ever percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon and the highest alcohol level at 13.8! This is a ripe style, but has the classic Las-Cases backbone, with cassis and fruitcake notes, fine tannins and excellent oak integration. Drink: 2023-32
Tim Atkin - timatkin.com
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot 9% Cabernet Franc - highest proportion of Cab ever. 85% new barrels. More voluptuous nose than some earlier vintages. Bone-dry finish. Pretty concentrated and with some richness. Solid and mineral but not (quite) as obdurate as it used to be. Fruit and ink combo. Minerals like Pauillac on the end. Grabs the attention.
Jancis Robinson - jancisrobinson.com