Château Leoville Las Cases
Château Léoville Las Cases is one of the great names of Saint-Julien, a 2e Grand Cru Classé of the Médoc, heir to the Domaine de Léoville, one of the oldest vineyards in the region. Over the centuries the domaine belonged to some of the most influential French noble families, until it passed to the Las Cases family.
After the French Revolution, between 1826 and 1840, the Domaine de Léoville was divided: Léoville Las Cases, which comprises three fifths and the heart of the former property, came into being then, as a sort of vestige of primogeniture. The terroir of the Grand Vin thus coincides with the historic heart of the original vineyard, cultivated since the 17th century.
The celebrated gateway, the emblem of the estate, opens onto a clos of around 55 hectares, enclosed by a stone wall that runs from the village of Saint-Julien to Château Latour.
Since the late nineteenth century, Léoville Las Cases has been led by the same family, today represented by Jean-Hubert Delon, sole owner of Domaines Delon, which also encompasses Clos du Marquis, Château Nénin in Pomerol and Château Potensac in the Médoc.
Château Léoville Las Cases is an undisputed benchmark of Saint-Julien, the expression of a historic terroir and a rare family continuity.