Not  as ripe as I would have expected

It produced interesting wines specifically in Barbaresco and almost nowhere else in Northern Italy

forward Pavillon Rouge over the next decade or so

thanks to integrated tannins

but chiseled

Leoville Las Cases Vintage:2011 Not as ripe as I1998 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