LE PETIT LION - 2013 2013 ASSEMBLAGE / BLEND Cabernet Sauvignon 46% Merlot 53% Cabernet Franc 1% DATE DE VENDANGE / HARVEST PERIOD Du 2 au 17 octobre 2013 From 2nd to 17th October 2013 ANALYSES / LAB ANALYZES Degré : 13,10 %vol. - Acidité Totale : 3,62 gH2SO4/l - pH : 3,73 - IPT : 58 Alcohol degree : 13.10 %vol. - Total Acidity : 3.62 gH2SO4/l - pH : 3.73 - IPT : 58 LE MILLÉSIME / VINTAGE 2013 Le millésime 2013 fut marqué par un printemps frais et humide à l’origine d’un début de cycle végétatif très lent et d’une floraison exceptionnellement tardive. La véraison et le début de maturation bénéficièrent ensuite de conditions favorables avec un mois de juillet parmi les plus chauds de la décennie et un début août sec et ensoleillé. Malgré le retour des pluies à partir de mi-septembre et grâce à la bonne gestion du vignoble (anticipation des effeuillages et échardages, enherbements ciblés), l’état sanitaire du raisin resta satisfaisant jusqu’au dernier jour de récolte. After a very late budburst, the cold May weather hindered the vines growth and enormously delayed the blossoming. The latter began in a fairly dry and mild WWW.DOMAINES-DELON.COM LE PETIT LION - 2013 atmosphere and finished in cold, rainy weather that caused considerable flower shatter on the plots of Merlot. Following these wet conditions early in the cycle, the weather became dry and sunny again in July and August. The colour change and the beginning of the ripening process thus luckily took place in quite favourable weather conditions. In this delicate vintage, anticipation was the keyword in the vineyard. A vegetal cover was maintained with targeted grassing between the rows of certain plots and the ploughing was limited. These technical decisions all contributed to minimise the impact of the rainfall whilst early de-leafing (immediately after the end of flowering) and lateral shoot removal maintained a constant airing and rapid drying of the bunches from berry set right through to harvest. The grapes thus remained healthy, despite the return of rainfall from mid-September, and we were able to attain good maturity in the tannins for each of the various terroirs of the property. NOTES DE DÉGUSTATION / TASTING NOTES JAMES SUCKLING 89/100 A silky and fruity red with firm tannins and fresh acidity. Medium body. Pretty finish. Balanced and pretty. Second wine of Las Cases. (February 2016) WINE ENTHUSIAST / ROGER VOSS 91/100 The second wine of Léoville Las Cases has structure and richness with plenty of concentration. At the same time, it has so much fresh, ripe fruit, laced with intense acidity that it is more fresh then structured. With this balance already established it will be ready to drink from 2019. (January 2016) FALSTAFF / PETER MOSER 90/100 Mittleres Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breiterer Wasserrand. Zart mit Nougat unterlegtes rotes Waldbeerkonfit, dezente Kräuterwürze. Saftig, florale WWW.DOMAINES-DELON.COM LE PETIT LION - 2013 NOTES DE DÉGUSTATION / TASTING NOTES - SUITE Nuancen, süßes Brombeerkonfit, feine Tannine, schokoladiger Touch im Nachhall, vielseitig einsetzbar. (April 2014) JANCIS ROBINSON / RICHARD HEMMING 16,5/20 (...). Lovely granite sort of aroma, and loads of ripe fruit. Modern but with one foot firmly in the St-Julien soil - really savoury and dry and complex. (April 2014) JEANNIE CHO LEE 90/100 Silky and supple - this wine has a great texture. Gentle extraction with silky tanins. Impressive in this vintage. Lively fruit 53% Merlot adding a roundness. In this blend, there is old Merlot from Las Cases. (April 2014) VINOUS / ANTONIO GALLONI 88-90/100 The 2013 Le Petit Lion is an attractive, juicy offering laced with red stone fruits, wild flowers, mint and spices. A fleshy, resonant wine for the year, the 2013 shows good balance and plenty of breadth. Violets, rose petals and sweet spices linger on the supple, inviting finish. This is unusually good for a second wine. Le Petit Lion is mostly young-vine Cabernet, plus old-vine Merlot that does not make it into the Grand Vin. (...) . Tasted twice. (April 2014) WINE SPECTATOR / JAMES MOLESWORTH 88/100 This has good grip, with brambly tannins carrying juicy plum and blackberry fruit flavors. Ample licorice and roasted apple wood notes hold sway on the finish. Solid, if just a touch chunky in feel at the end. Best from 2017 through 2021. (March 2016) WWW.DOMAINES-DELON.COM LE PETIT LION - 2013 Pluviométrie et températures en 2013 / Total rainfall and Stades phénologiques / Phenological cycle average temperatures in 2013 Mesure des contraintes hydriques en 2013 / Hydric stress in Comparatif des températures et précipitations sur la période végétative : du 1er mars au 31 octobre / Comparison of temperatures and rainfall during the growth cycle : from 1st 2013 March to 31st October WWW.DOMAINES-DELON.COM Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).