2016 Nuits-St Georges, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy Size:75cl Sisters María and Cristina at

Sisters María and Cristina at Amézola de la Mora have produced another exceptional Rioja for us

eschewing oak for tank maturation

when we picked more on acid than ripeness

Lots of power

Aromas of brioche and flowers draw you in on the nose

2016 Nuits-St Georges, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy Size:75cl Sisters María and Cristina atWood toast and reduction dominate the nose today. By contrast, there is good freshness and verve to the beautifully delineated, punchy, bold flavours that display taut muscularity before concluding in a slightly dry, austere, lightly stony finish. My predicted range offers the benefit of the doubt that the dryness will age out as the supporting tannins seem ripe. Drink from 2022 onward. Allen Meadows, Burghound. com (Apr 2018)