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Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases
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2017
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Flowers and raspberries with tobacco and kiss of oak get the party going. On the palate, the wine is nimble, fresh and fruity with a forward demeanor. This will be fun to drink early in life. And, in case you were counting, this year marks the 10th anniversary for this enjoyable wine. 3,239 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Using 54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot with 8% Cabernet Franc, this is almost a reversal of the blend created for 2015. Floral and cassis aromas, good depth of color with juicy, sweet, fresh with slightly strict Cabernet Sauvignon notes easily accessible. Classic in style, this will be even better with a few years of age. The wine is 13.4% ABV. 3,524 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Earthy, red berries, with a crisp character are what you find here. The wine is juicy, has some tannins to resolve and will be just fine to drink in a few years. . 4,983 Views Tasted May 21, 20182015 Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases - A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon brought together a wine with St. Julien character that can be enjoyed on the young side. With dark fruits and tobacco in its earthy, medium bodied personality, it won't take long to deliver the goods. This wine reached 13.85% ABV. 88 - 90 Pts 3,351 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2016 |
2014
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Medium/full bodied, with a sweet, round, fresh, cherry and cassis profile, the wine is already charming and fun to drink. 3,251 Views Tasted Jul 12, 2017Boasting tobacco, cassis and cherries, this wine possesses the backbone to age a bit. Blending 57% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 14.2% ABV. 88-89 Pts 3,311 Views Tasted Apr 16, 2015 |
2013
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Fresh, spicy, red fruits complicated with tobacco notes, tannins that are close to being resolved and a medium/full bodied palate presence that will be fine to drink young. A year or two in the cellar could add some additional complexities. 2,842 Views Tasted May 25, 2016Comprised of 53% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13% ABV. With an earthy, cassis-filled personality, the wine delivers an easy-drinking, simple and forward finish accented with cherries. 86-88 Pts 2,490 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2014 |
2012
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Campfire, strawberry and cassis on the nose, with a blast of fresh, chewy, red fruits in the finish. 3,276 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2015The true second wine of Leoville Las Cases reached 13.53% ABV with a pH of 3.59. From a blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, the wine requires effort to find the cassis and black berry jam notes. Medium-bodied, fresh, and spicy, there is a hint of dryness in the cassis-filled finish. 87-89 Pts 3,064 Views Tasted Apr 23, 2013 |
2011
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Ruby in color, with scents of gravel, earth, spice and tobacco, the medium-bodied wine is fresh, clean and filled with spicy crème de cassis. 88-90 Pts 3,601 Views Tasted Apr 13, 2012 |
2010
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Forest floor, leaves, cedar, cassis and fresh cherry notes work well with the polished sweet, mélange of cherries and wild strawberry that washes over your palate. You can drink this now, or give it a few years of age. This is an outstanding value Bordeaux wine. 5,203 Views Tasted May 8, 2013Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases - The official second wine of Chateau Leoville Las Cases offers sweet cassis and blackberry with bitter chocolate, medium/full body and juicy cabernet in the finish. 88-90 Pts 5,573 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2011 |
2009
Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases (St. Julien)
Opening with an earthy, cassis and forest filled perfume, this forward, round textured wine is filled with ripe, crunchy cassis and cherries. The wine was produced from an assemblage of 71% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Sauvignon which reached 13.8% ABV. This is the true second wine of Leoville Las Cases. Drink this young, or over the next 10-12 years. It's a true Bordeaux value wine. 5,030 Views Tasted May 3, 2012 |