Benjamin Leroux, Meursault Vireuils Blanc other_regions_italy drought-driven growing season

drought-driven growing season

There is good vibrancy to the medium weight and mineral-inflected flavors that possess good muscle and intensity on the dusty

It's quite long but it shows limited complexity at present

The wines are made with native yeasts and see fairly low levels of new oak

The 2008s show a work in progress as Conterno only had control of the vineyard for a few months that year

Benjamin Leroux, Meursault Vireuils Blanc other_regions_italy drought-driven growing seasonReduction currently dominates the fruit but my sense is that it wont last once the wine has been racked. On the plus side there is more minerality if a bit less volume to the energetic and slightly more complex flavors that offer solid persistence on the balanced finish where a hint of bitter lemon character emerges. (88 91) 2020+