Robert Parker Wine Advocate

One of the high points of this great vintage, the 2016 Léoville Las Cases is a brilliant wine that unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, pencil shavings, cigar wrapper, loamy soil and violets. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's concentrated and complete, with beautifully refined tannins, vibrant acids and a long, mineral finish. Even in this series of great wines, it stands out for its cool classicism and unerring precision. Still an infant, while the 2016 is sufficiently polished to be far from forbidding, the real fireworks won't begin for another decade.

James Suckling

Very complex and alluringly spicy aromas that bubble in and out of the nose, together with fresh tobacco, raspberries and iodine, moving into blackcurrants, blackberries and a gently gravely, stony edge. The palate has incredible polish that is a foil for the intense power and concentration of this wine. The texture is flawless, building smoothly with fine-grained and focused tannins that sustain a long, fresh finish. The new 1986, which was a legend. This is probably better. A blend of 75 per cent cabernet sauvignon, 14 per cent merlot and 11 per cent cabernet franc. Try from 2024.

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

Andreas Larsson - Tasted

Exotic nose with mint, sage, ripe dark fruit, pure cassis, gravel and black cherry no noticeable oak, rather ripe and intense, yet with plenty of class and elegance. The palate is dense and concentrated yet in a somewhat medium body with just muscles and no fat. incredible purity, texture and length. Very harmonious and complete in a more open and accesible style, yet with the classic elegance.

Jean-Marc Quarin