Benjamin Leroux, Corton Rouge other_regions_italy but from healthy berries which

but from healthy berries which were very rare in 2013

menthol and cigar box over a core of crème de cassis

Tasted in October 2022

dark cherries and licorice mingled with delicate notes of pencil lead

Pungent aromas of wood and reduction call for a thorough aeration

Benjamin Leroux, Corton Rouge other_regions_italy but from healthy berries which(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.