Benjamin Leroux, Bonnes Mares other_regions and the wine overall is

and the wine overall is surprisingly succulent and approachable

chargrill and scorched earth

Black cherry

Perfect with Coq a Vin on a cold

the 2016 is not ready to show all it's got

Benjamin Leroux, Bonnes Mares other_regions and the wine overall is(from the northern part of the Chambolle side where the soil is referred to as terres blanches; here too Leroux indicated that this would be bottled only in magnum). A subtle application of wood sets off the layered and appealing aromas of plum, cassis, red currant liqueur and plenty of floral nuances. There is really lovely detail to the intense big bodied flavors that possess that highly attractive sense of underlying tension that continues onto the