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Château Léoville Las Cases

Saint-Julien

A second growth of 1855 in Saint-Julien and the largest of the three Léovilles, Las Cases draws its grand vin from the Grand Clos, a walled parcel that borders Château Latour's vines in Pauillac to the south. Its reputation is for wine built to age very long, and it is often held to be the most first-growth-like of the seconds.

Classifications

  • The Official Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855 — Médoc and Graves

    Second Growths · Since 1855

    This growth does not appear on the list published by the Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855, which records its members only and therefore names just thirteen at this rank while stating that there are fourteen second growths. Its rank as a second growth is not disputed.

Sources

  1. Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press
  2. Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Saint-Julien »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO)
  3. Official sourceLe classement GCC 1855 par appellation — Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855— Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855 (Médoc & Sauternes)
  4. Trade bodyThe 1855 classification — Grands Crus Classés en 1855, site officiel Bordeaux.com— Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB)