2006 Richard Leroy Anjou Les Noëls de Montbenault
I've had mixed experiences with Richard Leroy and I know some folks love the wines but I am yet to be convinced. I was led to believe that this wine had good lively acidity for 2006 and would show lots of elegance. Maybe for some people in some places at some times, but unfortunately those aspects didn't come out to play last night in our bottle.
It was certainly prone to flatter the taste buds with forward fruity flavors and richness and there was some elegance to the texture. But overall it came off as too heavy for my liking. Maybe it just needed many many many hours of air? Oh well. Maybe I'll have a better experience next time.