Château Léoville Las Cases, 2023
Château Léoville Las Cases, 2023
- Red Still
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
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This wine is offered En Primeur, with an est. delivery in 2026.
Released at a 40% discount to 2022, this puts Las Cases back to its 2019 release price, and makes it the least expensive vintage back to 2017. Arguably the wine of the vintage in 2022, the 2023 Leoville Las Cases is a worthy follow-up, the traditional high percentage of Cabernet playing to the vintage's strengths.
Scores are yet among the highest of the vintage, with 98 points from Jane Anson and 97-98 from James Suckling, the former declaring that is it is “so so good, with a balance and classicism that delivers on the best of the vintage” whilst the latter remarks on the “exceptional quality of cabernet", which "grows and expands on the palate, remaining in focus at the same time”. Both scores put this in line with 2019, which was awarded 98 from both critics.
Drinking window: 2026 - 2040
What the critics say:
"Structured and powerful, this is not as forbidding as En Primeur in many vintages of Las Cases, showing both flesh and florality, but the tannic walls of this great estate remain fully in place, coupled with layers of cassis and bilberry fruits, subtle hints of bitter aniseed, fennel, cola, espresso, squid ink, textured slate tannins. Expect inky depths and unashamed austerity, a wine that will take its time to open, making no excuses for demanding patience. So so good, with a balance and classicism that delivers on the best of the vintage."
"Exceptional quality of cabernet comes through here, with a lot of graphite, lead pencil, crushed stone, walnut and currant fruit. It grows and expands on the palate, remaining in focus at the same time. Refined and seamless with beautiful tannins that show power and intensity. It rolls across the palate with verve. 86% cabernet sauvignon, 10% cabernet franc and 4% merlot."
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