Domaine Leroy, Richebourg Size:6x750ml palate coating and remarkably rich

palate coating and remarkably rich flavors possess an opulent mouth feel and serious power on the amazingly long and intense finish

nicely horizontal on the palate

this is a knockout

As Christian Seely quipped

Note that my conclusion assumes that the reduction displayed by the nose eventually dissipates with age

Domaine Leroy, Richebourg Size:6x750ml palate coating and remarkably richThis too displays an unbelievably seductive nose of vanilla, extract of pinot and spice though it cant quite match the complexity of the RSV. Sappy, mouth coating, big, robust and very powerful flavors with nary a trace of the rusticity and rough tannins that young Richebourg often displays. This seems to ooze cassis from start to finish and the persistent has to be experienced to be believed though the wine remains backward if not severe. In a word,