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Chateau Leoville Las Cases has one of the longest histories in the Medoc. Leoville Las Cases was the property of a myriad of noble families. These owners were some of the most notable and wealthiest inhabitants in France. The final royal family to own the property is where the chateau draws its name from, the Lascases family. But the history of what we know of as Chateau Leoville Las Cases does not begin there. We need to go back to 1638 when Jean de Moytie, a member of the Bordeaux Parliament owned a vineyard. Following the French Revolution, a portion of the gigantic Leoville estate was sold. Those Saint Julien vineyards became Leoville Barton. The property was divided in two in 1840. Pierre Jean de Lascases, the oldest son received a share, which became Chateau Leoville Las Cases.
At this point in time, now we have the birth of all three Leoville estates: Chateau Leoville Las Cases, Chateau Leoville Barton and Chateau Leoville Poyferre. Although the wines of Poyferre were sold under the name of Baron de Poyferre in those days. At the end of the 19th century, Theophile Skawinski purchased Leoville Las Cases. At the time, Theophile Skawinski was the managing director of Chateau Leoville Cases. Skawinski passed his shares to Andre Delon, which is the start of the Delon family ownership in Bordeaux.
At about the same time, Leoville Las Cases earns credit for creating one of the first official, “Second” Bordeaux wines with Clos du Marquis, which made its debut in 1902.
Leoville Las Cases produces a structured, firm, austere, powerful, classic style of Bordeaux wine. In the top vintages, buyers should be aware that Leoville Las Cases takes 15 to 20 or more years to develop and shed its tannic structure in the top vintages.
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