Domaine Leroy, Richebourg Vintage:2011 mint and spices

mint and spices

all wrapped in a youthfully austere finish that exudes that wonderful quality of underlying tension

aged Riesling

tannic and structured

Vivid purple

Domaine Leroy, Richebourg Vintage:2011 mint and spicesThis 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,