Leoville Las Cases Vintage:2004 laced with black pepper and

laced with black pepper and clove

Deeper register aromas of earthy but spicy dark berry fruits and a touch of animale leads to serious

floral and spiced apple

From vines planted in 1912

Leoville Las Cases Vintage:2004 laced with black pepper and1998 was a late flowering year but the grapes achieved perfect ripeness by harvest time. It's an excellent vintage that's generally known as a Right Bank year, but is more than holding its own over in St Julien. At this point we are starting to see what a mature Loville can do, the edges are softening to a russet colour and the cigar box edge is apparent, alongside notes of hedgerow, undergrowth, rosemary, black cherry, cassis, and a touch of menthol