Domaine Leroy, Volnay Santenots Milieu other_regions (from Petits Epenots)

(from Petits Epenots)

With a wide drinking window

youthfully austere and sneaky long finish

(from the villages portions of Les Grands Champs and Les Lurets)

white and yellow orchard fruit

Domaine Leroy, Volnay Santenots Milieu other_regions (from Petits Epenots)A densely fruited if again notably restrained nose expresses notes of red cherry, dark pinot and whiffs of spice, rose petal and warm earth. There is good power to the succulent and enveloping medium weight plus flavors that offer even better minerality if, somewhat surprisingly, a bit less concentration, on the slightly awkward if notably firm finish. Leroy has a first rate track record with this wine so perhaps I caught it on a bad day but this