Description

Born during the 2007 vintage, Le Petit Lion is the Second Wine of Chateau Léoville Las Cases, which, although made from younger vines, is made with the same care as it.

The grapes are harvested by hand and severely sorted before the vinification which is carried out in different containers (stainless steel or cement tanks and wooden vats) and which is completed by an ageing period of about ten months in oak barrels with a proportion of new wood of about 10%. The beautiful majority of merlot (a surprising thing for the Bordeaux left bank) offers a roundness, a greediness and a striking fruitiness to the whole.

James Suckling : “This is very fresh and crunchy with blackberries, dark cherries and hints of crushed stones. It’s medium-bodied with impressive acidity and fine, silky tannins. Shows depth and structure, too. Bright and vivid on the finish. Lightly chunky. Second wine of Leoville Las Cases. 61% cabernet sauvignon, 31% merlot and 8% cabernet franc.”