Benjamin Leroux, Volnay Mitans Vintage:2024 this appears to have excellent

this appears to have excellent underlying material and thus my score offers the benefit of the doubt

refined and almost painfully intense medium weight flavors exude an almost pungent minerality on the compact

There is a bit of wood in evidence but I doubt that it will take very long before it is fully integrated

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Benjamin Leroux, Volnay Mitans Vintage:2024 this appears to have excellent(fashioned with 100% whole clusters). A discreet application of wood frames the expressive and super fresh aromas of red berries, plum and violet. The nicely rich and punch medium weight flavors possess a refined midpalate mouth feel though here too there is a mild edginess to the otherwise lingering finish. I suspect that the edginess will round out with a few years of bottle age. (87 90) 2023+