Why this vintage
- 98/100 from James Sucklingand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2020 vintage in Saint-JulienAn early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Critic scores
- James Suckling98
- Vinous98
- Jeb Dunnuck98
- Wine Advocate97
- Wine Enthusiast97
- Wine Spectator96
- Decanter90
The 2020 vintage in Saint-Julien
Vintage benchmark: 94/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: An early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
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.
Tasting
The Grand Vin de Léoville Las Cases is already particularly complete, fresh and elegant. Of extraordinary length, it combines tension with the fullness of complex aromas with perfect maturity.
Blend of the 2020 vintage
Cabernet Sauvignon (81%), Cabernet franc (11%), Merlot (8%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2020 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 64 % cabernet sauvignon, 19 % merlot, 17 % cabernet franc.
Figures from the 2020 sheet
- 13.68 % vol.Alcohol
Terroir
The Grand Enclos is a 55-hectare vineyard, protected by stone walls, first cultivated in 1604. Situated in the northernmost part of the Saint-Julien appellation, it forms two hills sloping down towards the Gironde estuary; the proximity of the river creates a temperate climate and protects the vines from frost. Beneath the emblematic white pebbles visible at the surface lies an extraordinary diversity of soils, forming a complex « Tetris » of interlocking layers: a significant proportion of clay and of prized gravels, at varying depths and degrees of density.
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Texts and documents 2020
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Sheet checked on September 21, 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.