Why this vintage
- 97/100 from James Sucklingand 3 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2003 vintage in Saint-JulienThe historic heatwave halted ripening in young vines: very ripe, low-acid wines, at their best in Saint-Estèphe, where the clays held on to freshness.
Critic scores
- James Suckling97
- Jeb Dunnuck96
- Wine Advocate95
- Vinous92
The 2003 vintage in Saint-Julien
Vintage benchmark: 88/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The historic heatwave halted ripening in young vines: very ripe, low-acid wines, at their best in Saint-Estèphe, where the clays held on to freshness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Julien. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Blend of the 2003 vintage
- 70.2 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 17.2 % Merlot
- 12.6 % Cabernet Franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2003 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 64 % cabernet sauvignon, 19 % merlot, 17 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2003 sheet
- 13.27 % vol.Alcohol
- 21.2 hl/haYield
Winemaking
Harvest from 11th to 26th September 2003.
Ageing
Environ 60 % de barriques neuves à la mise en barriques.
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Terroir
Terroirs graveleux et gravelo-argileux situés dans l'enceinte du Clos de Léoville Las Cases (54 % de la récolte constitue le Grand Vin).
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An offer on Château Léoville Las Cases 2003
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Texts and documents 2003
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 28, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.