Benjamin Leroux, Clos Roche other_regions Oddly velvety

Oddly velvety

this is prettier than it is deep

floral and Asian-style tea scents

This is certainly pretty but at present it is the least complex of these Chambolle 1ers

the bottled 2014 La Poza de Ballesteros was quite faithful to the sample I tasted before it was bottled

Benjamin Leroux, Clos Roche other_regions Oddly velvety(to be bottled only in magnum). A moderately toasty nose offers up aromas of cassis, plum and forest floor along with a hint of smoke. The wood treatment extends to the palate as well as on the velvety but muscular big bodied flavors that terminate in a lightly stony, austere and very serious finish where a hint of bitter pit fruit surfaces. This is on the woody side today but since it will be 20 years before this reaches its full maturity, it should