Benjamin Leroux, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy vinous and textural

vinous and textural

This should reward both longer-term cellaring but it is less backward and austere than usual and thus should be approachable after only 5 to 7 years of bottle age

Love the fruit and berry character

2011 and 2012 have been very dry years

Benjamin Leroux, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy vinous and textural(from Les Plures). Moderate reduction masks the nuance of the fruit though there is both good tension and freshness to the beautifully detailed and lightly stony medium bodied flavors that possess a seductive, even sophisticated, texture while delivering excellent persistence on the balanced though very firm finale. This is excellent and well worth considering provided you intend to allow for at least mid term cellaring.