Domaine Leroy Romanee Saint Vivant Grand Cru 2009

Domaine Leroy Romanee Saint Vivant Grand Cru 2009

supple-textured

For many years

The old vines are very much in evidence as there is a true abundance of palate soaking dry extract that imparts a velvety mouth feel to the mid-palate and buffers the very firm tannins on the youthfully austere

The ripeness carries over to the dense

blueberry/cassis-filled candy bar and vanilla ice cream melting in the mouth

and before they sell 2005 and 2006

has a dense black cherry and blackcurrant-scented nose with graphite and forest floor notes

with powerful

This terrific effort is very clearly built-to-age and I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle for at least 10 years and it should easily reward 20

which comes from their gorgeous hillside vineyards overlooking Lake Hennessey high on Pritchard Hill

with an exceptional nose of crème de cassis

airy and expressive nose is composed by notes of red cherry