Benjamin Leroux, Clos Saint Denis Vintage:2011 and I coaxed two bottles

and I coaxed two bottles of Colore over two days before writing this note

Sulfured post-ferment in order to discourage malolactic fermentation

intense and sneaky long finale

it's wonderfully delineated

Peppery and meaty notes combine with ripe cherries and cassis on the nose of the 2017 Hermitage

Benjamin Leroux, Clos Saint Denis Vintage:2011 and I coaxed two bottlesReduction masks the underlying fruit. This is perhaps the most complex wine in the entire range and along with the Amoureuses perhaps the most refined as well as the silky middle weight flavors simply glide across the palate while delivering flat out superb length on the beautifully balanced finale, indeed this could aptly be described as Zen like in its unmatched sense of harmony. While the supporting structure is firm this is already so pretty and