Leoville Las Cases Vintage:2004 velvety textures and ocean of

velvety textures and ocean of licorice

with flavors of apple

hard candy

olive tapenade and violet pastille on the evolved

very tight and tannic

Leoville Las Cases Vintage:2004 velvety textures and ocean of1998 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