Richard Leroy Les Noels de Montbenault Chenin, Loire, Vin de France 2016 Drouhin Laroze Now managed by Erwan and

Now managed by Erwan and Eve Faiveley

with gorgeous dark berries across the mid-palate and mouth-coating tannins that are grippy but not overwhelming

and a fresh-laid-tar suggestion often found in young Barolo but with a lovely acidity keeping everything in focus

It is a little more herbal and a little sweeter fruited

Sit a bottle down between a few friends and it will vanish in no time at all

Richard Leroy Les Noels de Montbenault Chenin, Loire, Vin de France 2016 Drouhin Laroze Now managed by Erwan andLeaving behind their life in Paris, Richard and Sophie purchased 2ha of vines (Les Nols de Montbenault) back in 1996, initially with the idea of making botrytized, noble rot wines. 1996 and 1997 were successful but a rainy autumn in 1998 put paid to any chances of noble rot and Richard produced no wine at all. Tasting in the area, he noted that Mark Angli had produced beautiful dry wines in 1998, and he began to think that making dry wines from this