Benjamin Leroux, Clos Roche other_regions La Aguilera and Hontoria

La Aguilera and Hontoria

floral and Asian-style tea scents

tobacco and spice nose

The vineyards are certified organic and biodynamic and are manicured like few vineyards in Spain

Benjamin Leroux, Clos Roche other_regions La Aguilera and Hontoria(to be bottled only in magnum). A moderately toasty nose offers up aromas of cassis, plum and forest floor along with a hint of smoke. The wood treatment extends to the palate as well as on the velvety but muscular big bodied flavors that terminate in a lightly stony, austere and very serious finish where a hint of bitter pit fruit surfaces. This is on the woody side today but since it will be 20 years before this reaches its full maturity, it should