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Jeb Dunnuck
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Vinous
2000 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 'Grand Vin de Leoville', Saint-Julien, France
AOC
Saint-Julien
TERROIR
The Grand Enclos de Las Cases is blessed with a very complex terroir. Mostly made up of Quaternary gravel on a sandy-gravelly and clayey-gravelly subsoil, we also find clays of varying depths and compactness, sometimes even outcropping. The proximity of the Gironde is responsible for this great diversity of soils, created over the geological periods by successive superimpositions. In addition, the river generates a very specific microclimate which allows the grapes to ripen very early and protects the vineyards from frost. This range of geological combinations influences the development of the vine and the constitution of the grapes. This incomparable terroir offers the great wine its unique personality.
VINTAGE 2020
After a rainy and mild winter, a wet and warm spring confirmed the general earliness that marked the beginning of 2020. Thereafter, the weather conditions became more
favourable to the smooth development of the vine and its fruits, even if we could deplore a lower volume than the previous year. With low rainfall from the second half of August onwards, as well as good temperature variations, the grapes showed ideal aromatic and phenolic ripeness at harvest. The Grand Vin de Léoville Las Cases is already particularly complete, fresh and elegant. With an extraordinary length, it combines tension with the
fullness of complex aromas and perfect ripeness.
Blend 81% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Cabernet Franc 8% Merlot
Harvest period From 12th to 27th September 2020
Alcohol: 13.68% vol.
Total Acidity: 3.65 gH2SO4/l
pH: 3.80
IPT: 79