Benjamin Leroux, Corton Rouge other_regions_italy dark cherries and licorice mingled

dark cherries and licorice mingled with delicate notes of pencil lead

Tasted in October 2022

A more deeply pitched and markedly earthier nose reveals notes of both red and dark currant along with a hint of the sauvage

005 magnums and some larger formats produced

Benjamin Leroux, Corton Rouge other_regions_italy dark cherries and licorice mingled(from Le Clos de Meix). This ripe and brooding dark berry, earth and sauvage suffused nose isnt quite as fresh though there is better verve on the palate of the rich, velvety and delicious larger scaled flavors that immediately firm up on the long, serious and reasonably well balanced finale.