Benjamin Leroux Pommard 2023Firmly etched yet refined, this opens with red plum skin, tart cherry pit, and dried cranberry, layered with peony, crushed stone, and a faint iron note that nods to Pommards earthy authority. The palate is structured but not heavy, with savory red fruit framed by fine, grippy tannins and a bright, linear acidity that keeps the wine upright and precise. Subtle notes of tea leaf, clove stem, and damp earth surface through the mid palate, carrying into

this wine is weightier than your typical Gruner Veltliner

and like the 2016 Riserva

inward Ploussard that opens on the scent of damp forest floor

Pilgrims once passed through on their way south to Rome

" - Wine Enthusiast

“The three noble red varietals of Italy - Sangiovese

but also the resulting wines

the wine is ample

Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot

chocolate and walnut character

the label looks like it was designed in Greece

If you were studying for a Master Somm exam