Created in 1638, Château Léoville Las Cases produces wines that are among the most prestigious in Bordeaux. These wines were already well known, appreciated… and dear in the middle of the 18th century, thanks to the efforts of the owner, Blaise-Alexandre de Gasq, Lord of Léoville. Four of his heirs shared the estate during the Revolution. One of them, the Marquis de Las Cases, owner of a quarter of the land, having fled abroad, the three others obtained from the Revolutionary State a partial confiscation of the domain, specifying this quarter. This plot will later become Léoville Barton. At the beginning of the 19th century, the domain was again split, one half, contiguous to Château Latour constituting the current vineyard.
Léoville Las Cases produces a wine of incredible complexity. For the sake of quality, a large part of the production is systematically downgraded (up to 67% in the 1990 vintage). Very regular, the wines reach perfection in most great vintages. Deeply colored, tannic, ample and concentrated, they have great aging potential. Grandiose wines.