79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot

Neal Martin: 94, James Suckling: 98

Neal Martin: The 2017 Leoville Las-Cases, which was bottled in July 2019, has a fragrant bouquet with rose petal and briary aromas married with cranberry, pomegranate and raspberry. A touch of tobacco emerges with time. It is certainly a more understated bouquet for this property. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine bead of acidity. This feels very pure and harmonious, quite complex, more so than in barrel, with darker, more savory and ferrous fruit towards the finish. This is an excellent Leoville Las-Cases with plenty of character.