Domaine Leroy, Richebourg Vintage:2011 The highly refined and punchy

The highly refined and punchy middle weight flavors possess a lovely sense of minerality before delivering fine length on the slightly lean

Very cohesive with a gentle grip on the finish

aristocratic even

This is class in a glass though make no mistake that it is a wine that is going to require extended keeping if you wish to see it at its peak

I have no doubt that in time further treasures will emerge from beneath the surface of primary and secondary aromas

Domaine Leroy, Richebourg Vintage:2011 The highly refined and punchyThis too displays an unbelievably seductive nose of vanilla, extract of pinot and spice though it cant quite match the complexity of the RSV. Sappy, mouth coating, big, robust and very powerful flavors with nary a trace of the rusticity and rough tannins that young Richebourg often displays. This seems to ooze cassis from start to finish and the persistent has to be experienced to be believed though the wine remains backward if not severe. In a word,