San Leonardo

San LeonardoThe 2006 San Leonardo is a masterpiece in the making. This is a dark, alluring and seductive vintage, richly displaying crushed black cherry and plum, offset by exotic sweet spices, tobacco and dried florals. It's textural depths tempt the imagination, giving way to ripe blackberries with a subtle citrus twang, complemented by stimulating minerality and juicy acids. An air of savory herbs develops over a coating of fine tannin. The long, and I mean

with fine-milled tannins

with notes of charcoal

the wine holds its own as one of the most beautiful in the entire appellation and one of the best in the somewhat lackluster vintage

Pliant and open-knit

30% whole clusters)

Unctuous tannins

clearly from a hot year but not cooked

dry and balanced finale

It’s gourmet

4 ha and Ponsot is by far the largest holder in Clos de la Roche)

the aggregate volume was no larger than in other recent vintages

blackberry