The Grand Enclos de Las Cases is blessed with a very complex terroir. Mostly made up of Quaternary gravel on a sandy-gravelly and clayey-gravelly subsoil, we also find clays of varying depths and compactness, sometimes even outcropping. The proximity of the Gironde is responsible for this great diversity of soils, created over the geological periods by successive superimpositions. In addition, the river generates a very specific microclimate which allows the grapes to ripen very early and protects the vineyards from frost.

The Petit Lion shares the philosophy of its two elder siblings; it is vinified and aged in order to preserve its fresh, ripe fruit flavor throughout its life. However, it is designed as a second wine and is therefore made to be more accessible and for earlier drinking, with a significant proportion of Merlot used in the blend.

 Grape Blend: 54% Cabernet Sauvignon , 38% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc .

With a deep garnet-purple color, a nose with notes of warm blackcurrant, blackberry tart, redcurrant jelly and smoked meats.

Medium to full-bodied, the palate explodes with candied red and black fruit, with a wonderfully fine frame and a very long, lifted finish.