Leoville Las Cases other_regions_italy Lacks the complexity of the

Lacks the complexity of the Calon Ségur 1998 tasted immediately beforehand but it certainly isn't tired in any way

resulting in an exquisite and structured wine with a focus on terroir

This is at once fresher and cooler with its airy nose of intensely floral-suffused aromas of red and dark raspberry

and their daughters Gaia and Rossana increasingly involved

and you get that here

Leoville Las Cases other_regions_italy Lacks the complexity of the1998 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