Leoville Las Cases Vintage:2004 floral and spiced apple

floral and spiced apple

laced with black pepper and clove

From vines planted in 1912

but it starts off with charming floral notes

2011 and 2012 have been very dry years

Leoville Las Cases Vintage:2004 floral and spiced apple1998 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