Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2015

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (95)

Richer and more demonstrative than the 2016, the 2015 Léoville Las Cases dodders up generous aromas of sweet berries, pencil shavings and loamy soil, framed by a deft application of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, broad and expansive, with a fleshy core of fruit, succulent acids and a giving, gourmand profile, like many 2015s from the Northern Médoc, it's already quite structurally open today, and it will likely attain its peak before both the 2014 and 2016 vintages that bookend it. For many consumers, that may be an advantage.

Winespectator (97)

Filled with blackberry, black currant, fig and boysenberry preserve flavors, this starts off showy, but a back end of brambly grip, warm tar, and pastis-soaked apple wood emerges slowly before taking an authoritative lead on the finish. All the while, a cool charcoal note weaves in and around everything.

Falstaff (96)

Dark ruby-garnet colour, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening, fine nuances of nougat and liquorice, fresh blackberry confit and underlaid with delicate precious wood spice, a hint of caramel in the background, multi-faceted bouquet.