Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

The Wine Independent

VertdeVin

The nose is fruity, elegant, gourmand, fine and offers a small concentration. It reveals fine notes of blackberry associated with touches of cassis, a hint of strawberry compote, a touch of flowers (iris, violet) as well as slight / discreet notes of oak, tobacco, sweet spices and minty licorice. The palate is fruity, gourmand, elegant, racy, mineral, complex, harmonious, fine and offers a mineral frame, tension as well as a beautiful silky matter. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of blackberry, cassis and a fine touch of blueberry associated with fine notes of cherry (in the background), licorice as well as fine notes of sweet spices / vanilla. Tannins are fine and elegant. Good length and persistence. A very beautiful wine !

Wine Enthusiast

This wine that comes mainly from a magnificent walled vineyard within sight of the Gironde estuary is structured and dense. Its tannins and firm character show its enormous aging potential. Powerful black fruits come from the 85% Cabernet Sauvignon in this rich, juicy wine. Drink from 2027.

Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Richer and more demonstrative than the 2016, the 2015 Léoville Las Cases dodders up generous aromas of sweet berries, pencil shavings and loamy soil, framed by a deft application of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, broad and expansive, with a fleshy core of fruit, succulent acids and a giving, gourmand profile, like many 2015s from the Northern Médoc, it's already quite structurally open today, and it will likely attain its peak before both the 2014 and 2016 vintages that bookend it. For many consumers, that may be an advantage.

James Suckling

Blackcurrant, blueberry and currant aromas with hints of black licorice and hot stones. Full-bodied with dense and integrated tannins and a long, long finish. It is all there and all about proportional harmony. Excellent focus and beauty. Drink in 2022.