Benjamin Leroux, Volnay Santenots Vintage:2023 The Riserva is only produced

The Riserva is only produced in truly exceptional years and represents the single-best barrel of the bunch

Probably the longest-lived wine in the vintage from Santa Barbara

almost lush aromas of red fruits and traces of both earth and game followed by fine

plus some Old World hints of meat and earth

Benjamin Leroux, Volnay Santenots Vintage:2023 The Riserva is only produced(from Les Plures). Moderate reduction masks the nuance of the fruit though there is both good tension and freshness to the beautifully detailed and lightly stony medium bodied flavors that possess a seductive, even sophisticated, texture while delivering excellent persistence on the balanced though very firm finale. This is excellent and well worth considering provided you intend to allow for at least mid term cellaring.