Benjamin Leroux, Clos Saint Denis

Benjamin Leroux, Clos Saint DenisReduction 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

camphor and underbrush with a waft of bay leaves

finishing a tad chewy

Meyer lemon peel

with finely grained

floral and soft oak scents

generous and surprisingly full- bodied flavors manage to retain a good sense of refinement on the sappy

This bottle

floral notes and cassis nuances

Big mouthful

A moderately toasty nose grudgingly reveals its aromas of pretty essence of black cherry

the discussion always winds up there

The more refined yet still appealingly punchy and more mineral- driven flavors conclude in a moderately austere and somewhat attenuated if firm finale that cuts the length short