Producers: Château Léoville Las Cases

The vineyards of Léoville-Las-Cases were among the oldest of the Médoc and were part of the "Mont Moytié" in the 17th century. At that time, the estate was owned by Blaise Alexandre de Gasq, ruler of Léoville. He made his wine one of the best Grand Crus and improved the qualities in the vineyard as well as in the cellar. Shortly before the French Revolution, his mission was accomplished. After his death, he left behind a winery whose wines were in no way inferior in quality and price to those of Lafite and Latour. During the revolution, the 300 hectares of vineyards were divided, a quarter became today's Château Léoville-Barton. In 1840, a small portion of the vines went to the Baron de Poyferré. But most of the original good went to Pierre-Jean, the Marquis of Las Cases. As part of the classification in 1855, all three Léoville goods were classified as 2eme Grand Cru Classé. In 1900, the Las Cases family separated from the property, the then administrator took over and later passed it on to his son-in-law André Delon. Today it is the charismatic Jean-Hubert Delon who steers the Château Léoville-Las-Cases and his two other estates, Château Nénin and Château Potensac, with an iron hand.