JAMES SUCKLING: "This is incredibly classic in style with so much currant, lead pencil, crushed stone and sweet tobacco. It's full-bodied with minerally, stoney and powerful tannins. It goes on and one. Real Las Cases here. Solid as a rock. Progresses to violet, graphite and licorice at the end."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2020 Léoville Las Cases is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 8% Merlot, aging in 80% new French oak barriques, weighing in with an alcohol of 13.68%, a pH of 3.8 and an IPT (tannins index) of 79. The Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested from the 21st to the 27th of September, the Merlot from the 12th to the 15th of September and the Cabernet Franc on the 18th and 19th of September. With an opaque purple-black color, it slowly unfurls to reveal beguiling notes of fresh blackcurrants, Morello cherries, candied violets and dark chocolate, giving way to an undercurrent of crushed rocks, unsmoked cigars, clove oil and fragrant earth. The medium-bodied palate is a powerhouse of energy, delivering tightly wound red and black fruits, mineral and floral layers, supported by fantastic tension and incredibly ripe, silt-like tannins. The finish has jaw-dropping fragrance and depth." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

FALSTAFF: "Im altersgerecht stillen, aber klaren Duft Cassis, Waldheidelbeere, Sauerkirsche. Auch deutliche florale Töne. Im Mund unmittelbar salzig, dazu dicht mit fleischig-körnigem Tannin besetzt, eine etwas mildere Stoffigkeit, als man es früher kannte. Festes Säuregerüst, aber da liegt auch eine überraschende Geschmeidigkeit unter der phenolischen Kraft. Im Nachhall zeigen sich reife, mazerationsfruchtige und würzige Cabernetnoten." - Peter Moser