拉斯卡斯堡的一項大膽作風就是大量減少釀產，像一個絕佳年份1986年生產旺盛的年份，那個酒莊不儘量量產，唯獨拉斯卡斯堡捨得剔除50%的收成，1990年份也不例外，也捨去了67%的收成，像這樣的酒莊早就有資格晉升為一級酒堡。在收成雨水較多的年份，她也是少數的酒莊之一，將多餘的水份過濾掉，以致不影響酒質。拉斯卡斯堡與另一個同在聖祖利安的Ducru Beaucaillou杜庫堡經常戶相較勁，不論在出廠價或品質上，可謂一山不容兩虎。這頭「獅子園」是頭睡獅子，一睡得10-15年才會甦醒，是個需要有耐心等待的酒莊，待她甦醒後那種結構緊密、集中、豐腴以及重單寧的獅子強烈的個性就會表現無疑。
WA:96 Drink:2023 - 2065
One of the finest wines of the vintage in Bordeaux, the 2017 Léoville Las Cases is a beautiful Saint-Julien that bursts from the glass with expressive aromas of cassis, wild berries, pencil shavings, violets and a subtle hint of cigar box. Medium to full-bodied, supple and enveloping, its unusually charming, sensual profile largely conceals a considerable endowment of tannin and a bright spine of acidity. Largely spared by the frost due to its optimal location on the bank of the Gironde, and subject to a draconian selection, the 2017's giving style reflects not only the vintage but also more restrained use of press wine chez Las Cases, seeing only 7% in the blend as opposed to the 10% to 12% that was typical not too long ago. It's a masterpiece.
