{"title":"Benjamin Leroux","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-pommard-2017","title":"Benjamin Leroux Pommard 2017","description":"","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273407922404,"sku":"17017-750","price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/a54e4d29-2b5c-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_17017-750.jpg?v=1667600398"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-bourgogne-aligote-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Aligoté 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs followers of Domaine Comte Armand will know, Leroux has a considerable pedigree with this variety. This is a wine that comes from an estate-owned parcel of 50-year-old vines within Meursault’s Les Belles Roses vineyard. This site is home to Aligoté Doré, the high-quality, low-yielding cultivar of this variety. 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The higher vineyards of the Côte often perform very well in warmer years, and this is a great example of this phenomenon. This was vinified in 12-hectolitre casks, with a small portion of the blend raised for 15 months in 600-litre barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273747824868,"sku":"20979-750","price":129.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/a92dc7f1-f512-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20979-750.png?v=1660776488"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-meursault-2023","title":"Benjamin Leroux Meursault 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAnother bona fide estate wine this year, with the fruit hailing from Leroux’s own vines in Moulin Landin, Les Criots, Bois de Blagny and Les Millerands. There’s also some Clos du Village, one of the new parcels in Meursault that Leroux picked up following the 2017 harvest. Fruit from the white marls of Bois de Blagny accounts for 20% this year and brings incredible drive and salty\/mineral backbone to the layered, fleshy Meursault fruit. Leroux tells us the Blagny fruit on its own is sometimes almost too zesty and mineral, but brings so much to the blend, especially in warmer vintages. He also told us the previous owner was not aware this parcel was entitled to apply for 1er Cru status, so it remains classified as village level. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eEach of these sites is certified organic and managed with biodynamic methods. The oldest vines date back to 1944. Fermentation and élevage took place in a mix of 300-litre and 600-litre barrels before the wine was racked to foudre and stainless steel to finish aging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273747890404,"sku":"20980-750","price":201.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/423aea2f-f612-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20980-750.jpg?v=1660775856"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-meursault-les-vireuils-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Meursault Les Vireuils 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is a high-grown wine of wonderful purity and mineral drive. Leroux has been making this wine from the same 0.45 hectares of vines since 2002 (pre-2007, he made it at Comte Armand). This is from three parcels in Vireuils Dessus—one of the higher sites of Meursault—which sits above the renowned Les Chevalières and Rougeots lieux-dits in one of the best parts of Meursault for villages level. Vireuils is an east-facing, late-ripening site, with pure, rocky, limestone and flint soils and vines around 45 years of age. This cooler terroir is picked a good week after the village wine. Aging took place in older 300-litre barrels. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273747923172,"sku":"20981-750","price":207.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/44f46a5a-f612-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20981-750.jpg?v=1660775859"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-chassagne-montrachet-1er-cru-tete-du-clos-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Tête du Clos 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eLeroux calls Tête du Clos the “Chevalier-Montrachet of the south”. It’s one of the many sub-climats of Morgeot and lies at the apex of the vineyard where the soil is very rocky. There is barely 20 centimetres of topsoil, with white clay and plenty of limestone on the surface. It’s about the same altitude as Les Embazées, but it showcases a completely different expression of Chassagne—both richer and more mineral (hence the Chevalier reference). Leroux’s 0.4-hectare old-vine parcel (planted in 1955) produces small, concentrated clusters bringing a genuine depth of fruit to go with the intense, earthy minerality. It’s a wine that lives up to its baby-Grand-Cru reputation. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748512996,"sku":"20989-750","price":425.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/7a1774b2-f712-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20989-750.jpg?v=1660775876"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-grand-cru-batard-montrachet-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eLeroux’s Bâtard comes from a brilliantly located 0.16-hectare plot of 40-year-old vines, right next to the Hospices de Beaune’s parcel and directly across the road from DRC’s Le Montrachet. It falls on the Chassagne side of the vineyard, for what it’s worth. Leroux gained full control of the vineyard management of this site in 2016. He has recently had the original stone entrance restored here, so it’s quite easy to find his plot if you’re ever driving the boundary between Bâtard and Le Montrachet. Again, it’s bottled only in magnum; there was just 530 litres made this year that was fermented in a bespoke barrel made specifically for this harvest. The wine was then racked into two older barrels after fermentation was complete. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748644068,"sku":"20990-1500","price":3259.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/379124de-f712-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20990-1500.jpg?v=1660775879"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-bourgogne-rouge-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Rouge 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe roll call this year includes Bourgogne-level fruit from Leroux’s key sources: the excellent Maison Dieu in Pommard, Mon Poulain in Volnay and Belles Côtes in Meursault. In 2020 these sites are complemented by 20% villages wines from St-Romain and Monthelie. There were also three barrels of Bourgogne from Vosne Romanée, but in terms of style, it’s a Cotes de Beaune Bourgogne through and through. Leroux has always made it clear that it is his aim to exceed expectations with his Bourgogne-level wines. Everything about this release—the fruit intensity, purity, structure and length—screams excellent villages quality. The grapes were entirely de-stemmed, and maturation took place in 2,200 litre, Grenier oak casks, supported by a few 228-litre Burgundian barriques. 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So, although there’s more flesh here than in the villages cuvée—there is also greater finesse. The 2020 was fermented with only a pinch of whole bunch. It’s an excellent value 1er Cru that always drinks well from release. But this will certainly benefit from at least short-term aging (three to seven years).  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748742372,"sku":"20993-750","price":147.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/36377d77-f812-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20993-750.jpg?v=1660775890"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-volnay-2023","title":"Benjamin Leroux Volnay 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis year’s blend was drawn from La Gigotte and Le Famines, both abutting the 1er Cru belt that lies below the village between Les Mitans and the D974. To this fruit, some declassified 1er Cru from Leroux’s vines in La Gigotte, Mitans and Santenots was added. There was just a little whole bunch this year (mainly from the Gigotte parcel) with Leroux picking out the best-looking bunches at the sorting table. There’s no denying that Leroux is a master of this village and once again this is a terrific release. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748775140,"sku":"20994-750","price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/666ef6a1-f812-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20994-750.jpg?v=1660775894"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-volnay-1er-cru-les-mitans-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e‘Mitans’ derives from the old French for centre, and this is likely the source of the name as this Cru lies at the heart of the appellation (on the slopes beneath the village). This 0.65-hectare parcel is close to the Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Barre and encroaches into the Mitans l’Ormeau lieu-dit. The soil here is fine clay shot through with limestone, and the vines are, on average, 50 years old. Just a pinch of whole bunch this year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748807908,"sku":"20995-750","price":277.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/0313dfbb-f812-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20995-750.jpg?v=1660775897"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-volnay-1er-cru-clos-de-la-cave-des-ducs-2024","title":"Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Cave des Ducs 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eOne of the signature cuvées of the Leroux stable, Clos de la Cave des Ducs is a 0.64-hectare monopole vineyard owned by the family of Leroux’s right-hand man, Jean-Charles Carré. It’s a wine that was rarely seen before Leroux started bottling this site in 2007. It’s the highest 1er Cru of Volnay and the vines sit on fine, light soils. The vines are up to 80 years old (with an average age of 50 years) and include some 20-year-old massale selection vines sourced from Comte Armand’s Clos des Epeneaux. The site is managed biodynamically and with meticulous care, and here Carré and Leroux test their most progressive viticulture. Leroux has noted that recent harvests have seen the Clos move towards a finer, more floral expression. This year he retained around 20% whole bunches. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748873444,"sku":"20996-750","price":307.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/f9143708-f912-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20996-750.jpg?v=1660775904"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-volnay-1er-cru-les-caillerets-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThere’s an old saying in Burgundy that goes: “If you have not drunk Caillerets, you don't know Volnay”. Leroux could hardly conceal his excitement when he first told us that he had access to a parcel of vines in this famous site, which he calls the ‘King of Volnay’. That excitement has certainly been borne out in the wines released so far. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBordering 1er Cru Les Santenots to the south, and En Champans to the north, Caillerets is a beautifully exposed terroir that sits mid-slope and is exploited by growers such as d’Angerville, Lafarge and Pousse d’Or. The 14-odd hectare vineyard is subdivided into three lieux-dits, with Leroux now farming 0.5 hectares of Pinot Fin (planted in 1945, 1985 and the late ‘90s) in the area known as Caillerets-Dessus. Crafted with a high proportion of whole bunches (60%—only the fruit from the youngest vines was de-stemmed), the wine was aged in roughly one-quarter new oak. The notes tell you what to expect!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748906212,"sku":"20997-750","price":395.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/f4f1ed4a-f912-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20997-750.jpg?v=1660775908"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-pommard-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Pommard 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWith both this cuvée and the wonderful Rugiens-Hauts, Leroux is back in Pommard with a bang. As with last year, this is a blend of Les Vaumuriens (high on the slope) and Les Cras (on the lower slope), both vineyards lying on the Volnay side of the village. Leroux notes the cooler, hillside fruit from Les Vaumuriens brings freshness and balance to the blend. This was crafted from 100% de-stemmed berries and raised with roughly 20% new oak. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273748938980,"sku":"20998-750","price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/53cb462a-9713-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20998-750.jpg?v=1660775912"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-gevrey-chambertin-2025","title":"Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFifty per cent of Leroux’s 2020 Gevrey hails from 50-year-old vines in Les Seuvrées (bordering Morey) and the northern, limestone-rich La Justice. Some old vines in Les Jeunes Rois and fruit from Champerrier and En Champs (each on the Brochon side of the appellation), complete the picture. And complete is the operative word. There’s no doubt the old vines of Jeunes Rois bring a greater dimension to this cuvée, and we’re glad Leroux decided to keep it in the blend (he has been tempted to bottle this parcel as a separate cuvée, it’s that good). On the technical side, each parcel was vinified separately before blending, 80% of the fruit was de-stemmed, and the wine was aged in 600-litre and 225-litre barrels (20% new). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273749102820,"sku":"21000-750","price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/41d7ac24-8217-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21000-750.png?v=1660776492"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-les-cazetiers-2020","title":"Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e2020 marks Leroux’s third release from 1er Cru Les Cazetiers, having replaced Les Goulots and La Perrière, which have returned to the growers. Along with Clos-Saint-Jacques and Lavaux-Saint-Jacques, Les Cazetiers is considered one of the finest 1er Crus of Gevrey—so it’s a pretty handy replacement. Inside Burgundy’s Jasper Morris tells us, “Good Cazetiers gives a feeling of refinement and precision which has an intellectual appeal as well as being vinously satisfying.” This steep, 8.43-ha vineyard is located directly up-slope from the village of Gevrey, flanked by Clos Saint-Jacques and Combe aux Moines. Leroux’s plot has 40-year-old Pinot Fin vines, situated mid-slope on “A gorgeous terroir next to the Clos Saint-Jacques,” notes Leroux. The vines here have been worked biodynamically for several years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273749135588,"sku":"21001-750","price":395.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/e8c3f517-9f13-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21001-750.jpg?v=1660775919"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-chambolle-musigny-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Chambolle-Musigny 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eLeroux’s 2020 Chambolle was drawn from a range of sites, not least a 1955 parcel of Les Véroilles—in the villages portion of this high, rocky vineyard. Then there’s a healthy addition of Les Athets at the base of the hill on soils of clay, silt and limestone, and some declassified 1er Crus Les Chatelots. So, outstanding terroirs!  Using roughly 30% whole bunches and 20% new oak, Leroux has sculpted an outstanding rendition of the village. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273749168356,"sku":"21002-750","price":277.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/14b6023e-9f13-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21002-750.jpg?v=1660775923"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-vosne-romanee-2022","title":"Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanée 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eLeroux now controls two hectares in Vosne, and the 2020 villages wine benefited from the fruit of five separate lieux-dits. Importantly, these vineyards are home to excellent vine stock—almost exclusively old selections of Pinot Fin. From north to south these sites include Maizières Basses (organically farmed with 60-year-old Pinot Fin vines); a small portion of Les Violettes; a new parcel of old-vine Pinot Fin in Genaivrières (just beneath the vines of Domaine Leroy); and finally, there is Les Jacquines and Au-Dessus de la Rivière. These parcels span the various terroirs of the village, and each was vinified separately. The one-third whole bunch quota derives mostly from the two northern parcels. It’s another super example of this village. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273749233892,"sku":"21003-750","price":277.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/68cad573-9f13-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21003-750.jpg?v=1660775926"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-bourgogne-rouge-2022","title":"Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Rouge 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe roll call this year includes Bourgogne-level fruit from Leroux’s key sources: the excellent Maison Dieu in Pommard, Mon Poulain in Volnay and Belles Côtes in Meursault. In 2020 these sites are complemented by 20% villages wines from St-Romain and Monthelie. There were also three barrels of Bourgogne from Vosne Romanée, but in terms of style, it’s a Cotes de Beaune Bourgogne through and through. Leroux has always made it clear that it is his aim to exceed expectations with his Bourgogne-level wines. Everything about this release—the fruit intensity, purity, structure and length—screams excellent villages quality. The grapes were entirely de-stemmed, and maturation took place in 2,200 litre, Grenier oak casks, supported by a few 228-litre Burgundian barriques. There was next to no new oak used. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43598951678180,"sku":"20991-1500","price":190.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/be487d03-f812-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20991-1500.jpg?v=1667600402"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-bourgogne-aligote-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Aligoté 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eScrewcap. As followers of Domaine Comte Armand will know, Leroux has a long history with this variety. This year, Leroux went back to his historical source in Bouzeron to supplement his own vines; a parcel of 50-year-old vines in Meursault’s Les Belles Roses climat. The vine material in both vineyards is of the high-quality, low-yielding Aligoté Doré cultivar. The 2021 fermented and aged in seasoned 12-hectolitre ovals and in glass Wine Globes. Tasted from oak, the wine was more aromatic and racier, while the wine from glass offered more mid-palate density. The blend of the two is a winning formula. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147717505252,"sku":"23041-750","price":89.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/d63e980e-3850-ee11-ac3c-0aa7bbf44e76_23041-750.png?v=1694401909"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-bourgogne-blanc-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eScrewcap. This year’s wine is drawn from Leroux’s estate vineyards in Meursault—Les Millerands, Sous la Velle and Les Belles Côtes—supplemented by purchased fruit from the Hautes Côtes de Beaune. Even so, Leroux managed to make just 80 hectolitres. Unlike the vast majority of Bourgogne (from the foot of the hill, and across the D974), Leroux’s estate vines grow on limestone-rich terroirs, situated below the village-level vines of Meursault. There is also a bit of Chardonnay from Vosne-Romanée, of all places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs usual, the wine was raised in 12- and 15-hectolitre foudres and 600-litre demi-muids before finishing its maturation in stainless steel for four months. The large-format vessels allow Leroux to work with lower levels of sulphur. 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The cool valley that leads to Saint-Romain encourages later budding, helping minimise frost damage, so yields were only reduced by 15%. Vinification was half in foudres and half in 300-litre barrels. Simply a cracking release for this wine, with a super fine texture sculpted by the chalky finish. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147717603556,"sku":"23073-750","price":156.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/0ec70138-3950-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23073-750.jpg?v=1694401901"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-meursault-2024","title":"Benjamin Leroux Meursault 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiam. As always, the Meursault is based on Leroux’s own vines in Moulin Landin, Les Criots, Bois de Blagny and Les Millerands. There’s also some Clos du Village, one of the new parcels in Meursault that Leroux picked up following the 2017 harvest. Fruit from the white marls of Bois de Blagny brings incredible drive and salty\/mineral backbone to the rest of the layered, fleshy Meursault fruit. Leroux tells us the Blagny fruit is sometimes almost too zesty and mineral on its own, but it brings so much to the blend, especially in warmer vintages. He also told us the previous owner was not aware that this parcel was entitled to apply for 1er Cru status, so it remains classified as village. Each of these sites is certified organic and managed with biodynamic methods. The oldest vines date back to 1944. Fermentation and maturation took place in a mix of 300-litre and 600-litre barrels before the wine was racked to foudre and stainless steel to finish aging. Finally, Leroux did not have enough grapes to craft his Meursault Narvaux, so that was also blended into this cuvée.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147734348004,"sku":"23043-750","price":270.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/b01ab7e6-3950-ee11-ac3c-0aa7bbf44e76_23043-750.jpg?v=1694401820"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-meursault-les-vireuils-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Meursault Les Vireuils 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiam. This high-grown wine is a favourite among followers of this producer. Leroux has been working with the same 0.45 hectares of vines since 2002 (pre-2007, he made it at Comte Armand). Vireuils is an east-facing, late-ripening site, with pure, rocky, limestone and flint soils. Leroux’s vines, around 45 years of age, are situated in Vireuils Dessus—one of the higher sites of Meursault—sitting above the renowned Les Chevalières and Rougeots lieux-dits. In general, this is one of the best areas for village-level wines in Meursault. Aging took place older 300-litre barrels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147734380772,"sku":"23044-750","price":277.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/1026b5b6-3a50-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23044-750.jpg?v=1694401829"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-meursault-blagny-1er-cru-la-piece-sous-le-bois-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Meursault Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiam. Leroux owns two slithers of vines in Meursault’s highest 1er Cru, La Pièce Sous Le Bois in Blagny (on the Meursault side). The first is 0.44 hectares of Chardonnay planted in 1953. The second is planted to Pinot and therefore labelled as Blagny La Pièce Sous Le Bois. This vineyard is biodynamically certified and is perhaps Leroux’s most extreme and rocky terroir. While it lies at high altitude (320-350 metres) and endures bitterly cold winters, the vineyard picks up plenty of sun during the summer. Listening to Leroux talk about Blagny, he’s clearly smitten with the “Saint Aubin-style” terroir. 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The purchase also included a small selection of village plots (including Clos du Village), but the real prizes were well-sited parcels in Volnay Santenots (Les Plures), Meursault-Blagny and this small piece of Charmes Premier Cru, lying directly beneath Clos Perrières. It’s a sliver of vines in the upper (dessus) portion of the vineyard—a section that has been singled out since the 1830s as being the finest part of Les Charmes. This is because the slope here is considerably steeper, and the soil lighter and stonier, than in the lower Charmes-Dessous. 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The latter, 60-year-old vines, lie close to Perrières, where the soils are full of hard, Bathonian limestone. Since 2014, these vines have been biodynamically farmed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147752075492,"sku":"23046-750","price":570.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/500ac5d8-8573-ee11-ac3d-02c0c1c8e708_23046-750.png?v=1698285812"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-grand-cru-batard-montrachet-2021-1500ml","title":"Benjamin Leroux Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet 2021 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiam. Leroux’s estate Bâtard comes from a brilliantly located 0.16-hectare plot of 40-year-old vines, right next to the Hospices de Beaune’s parcel and directly across the road from DRC’s parcel of Le Montrachet. It falls on the Chassagne side of the vineyard, for what it’s worth (not much, to be frank). Leroux gained full control of the vineyard management of this site in 2016. He has recently had the original stone entrance restored here, so it’s quite easy to find his plot if you’re ever driving along the boundary between Bâtard and Le Montrachet. 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In 2021 these sites are complemented by village wines from Saint-Romain and Monthélie. There were also a few barrels of Bourgogne from Vosne-Romanée, but in terms of style, it’s a Côte de Beaune Bourgogne through and through. This year, Leroux opted to use whole-bunch fermentation on the homegrown components of the blend only. Leroux has always made clear that his aim is to exceed expectations with his Bourgogne-level wines. Everything about this release—the fruit intensity, purity, structure and length—indicates that he’s succeeded once again. Maturation took place in 2,200-litre, Grenier oak casks, supported by a few 228-litre Burgundy barriques. There was next to no new oak used. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147758924004,"sku":"23048-750","price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/b2bd4688-4050-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23048-750.jpg?v=1694401842"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-savigny-les-beaune-2024","title":"Benjamin Leroux Savigny-lès-Beaune 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eScrewcap. The lion’s share of this vintage comes from the outstanding Aux Fourneaux lieu-dit in the north of the village. Leroux works with lots of Pinot Fin here (a high-quality, low-yielding cultivar of Pinot Noir); vines that give low yields and great concentration. Les Conardises also contributed this year, and both parcels were fully destemmed. The wine was matured in 600-litre barrels. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147759022308,"sku":"23049-750","price":143.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/52b13952-fb72-ee11-ac3d-02c0c1c8e708_23049-750.jpg?v=1698213653"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-savigny-les-beaune-1er-cru-les-hauts-jarrons-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Hauts Jarrons 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural cork. The vines here are owned by one of Leroux’s close friends and are sited in the heart of the Premier Cru, on the east-facing, Beaune side of Savigny. This tends to be the source of the most elegant Savigny wines—so, perfect for powerful years. Like most of the terrain in the Côte d’Or, the soils here are clay\/limestone, but the clay here is light and sandy. Therefore, although there’s more flesh here than in the village cuvée, there is also greater finesse. The 2020 fermented with only a pinch of whole bunch. It’s an excellent-value Premier Cru that always drinks well from release—but this will certainly benefit from at least short-term aging (three to seven years). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147773079780,"sku":"23050-750","price":196.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/0eb2e025-4250-ee11-ac3c-0aa7bbf44e76_23050-750.jpg?v=1694401850"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-volnay-2024","title":"Benjamin Leroux Volnay 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"\"\u003eNatural cork. There is no La Gigotte this year, so the 2021 blend was drawn from younger vines in the 1er Cru Mitans, along with Les Grands Poisots, a village lieu-dit that borders Pommard. There was just a pinch of whole bunch this year, with Leroux again picking out the best-looking bunches at the sorting table. Such a pretty wine, perfumed and aromatic. The tannins are gentle and carefully enveloped in the voluptuous texture. Quite delicious. There’s no denying that Leroux is a master of this village, and once again this is a terrific release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147773145316,"sku":"23051-750","price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/80883fac-4250-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23051-750.jpg?v=1694401854"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-pommard-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Pommard 2021","description":"Natural cork. With both this cuvée and the wonderful Rugiens-Hauts, Leroux is back in Pommard with a bang. As with last year, this is a blend of Les Vaumuriens (high on the slope) and Les Cras (on the lower slope. Both vineyards lie on the Volnay side of the village, and Leroux notes the cooler, hillside fruit from Les Vaumuriens brings freshness and balance to the blend. This was crafted from 100% destemmed berries and raised with roughly 20% new oak. We have very little. ","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147773178084,"sku":"23055-750","price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/8be58d75-4250-ee11-ac3c-0aa7bbf44e76_23055-750.jpg?v=1694401868"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-nuits-saint-georges-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Nuits Saint Georges 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural cork. In generous years, Leroux can vinify five Nuits-Saint-Georges wines: this blend of climats; a village lieu-dit Les Allots; and three Premier Cru wines from Les Cailles, Aux Thorey and Les Boudots. This year’s blend is a roughly equal split between Aux Saint-Jacques and Aux Herbues on the Vosne border, and a parcel in the northern part of Fleurières, just south of the town. It should come as no surprise that Leroux’s Nuits tastes nothing like the classic rugged stereotype. 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The soil here is fine clay shot through with limestone, and the vines are, on average, 50 years old. There is just a pinch of whole bunch this year. Les Mitans is considered one of the most elegant, fine-boned and cerebral expressions of Volnay, and this is certainly the case with Leroux’s pretty 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147779305700,"sku":"23052-750","price":370.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/645b5a09-4550-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23052-750.jpg?v=1694401857"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-gevrey-chambertin-2026","title":"Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural cork. The 2021 Gevrey hails from 50-year-old vines in Les Seuvrées (bordering Morey) and the northern, limestone-rich La Justice and Les Crais. 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There’s also some declassified 1er Crus Les Chatelots. So, outstanding terroirs!  Using roughly 30% whole bunches and 20% new oak, Leroux has sculpted an outstanding rendition of the village. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From up and down slope, Véroilles and Les Athets, more the latter this year. Medium colour, rich strawberry notes, though not much whole bunch, jammier fruit on the palate, with an agreeable finish of medium length.” 88-90 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The 2021 Chambolle-Musigny Village comes from the top and bottom of the slope. It has a bright nose with raspberry and cranberry fruit, fine definition and good vigour. The palate is medium-bodied with judicious use of whole bunches. It has a gentle grip with quite a peppery finish. 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From north to south these sites include: Maizières Basses (organically farmed with 60-year-old Pinot Fin vines); a small portion of Les Violettes; a new parcel of old-vine Pinot Fin in Genaivrières (just beneath the vines of Domaine Leroy); and finally, there is Les Jacquines and Au-Dessus de la Rivière. These parcels span the various terroirs of the village, and each was vinified separately. Surprisingly, Leroux was able to make the same volume of wine as he was in 2020. The 50% whole-bunch quota derives mostly from the two northern parcels. It’s another fine example of this village, with plenty of richness on a palate shot through with compelling tension. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147780157668,"sku":"23060-750","price":370.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/6d1608a7-4550-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23060-750.jpg?v=1694401881"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-blagny-1er-cru-la-piece-sous-le-bois-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural cork. Leroux owns two parcels of vines in Meursault-Blagny’s highest 1er Cru, La Pièce Sous Le Bois. The first is 0.44 hectares of Chardonnay planted in 1953. The second is planted to Pinot and therefore must be labelled as Blagny La Pièce Sous Le Bois (only whites from Blagny can be labelled as Meursault or Puligny, subject to their precise location). Leroux has long beaten the drum for this limestone-rich, high-altitude terroir, firstly for its whites, and even more so for its underappreciated reds. He is only getting more vocal as the climate warms! \u003cbr\u003eLeroux first vinified a Pinot from here in 2014 and was so enamoured with the quality he acquired an estate parcel at the earliest opportunity, in 2017. This should be a case of enough said. Back then, when discussing the terroir, Leroux would have a sparkle in his eyes. That both Leroux’s wines from this site have a Five Star review from Jasper Morris this year tells you plenty. The combination of warmer and\/or drier seasons and the high rocky terroir has seen this area excel in recent years. 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There’s a section of 50-year-old vines, as well as a young plot planted in 2016. \u003cbr\u003eLeroux told us that the blend of the two parcels is complementary; the old vines bring depth and intensity, while the younger vines contribute freshness. Les Cent-Vignes is one of the first vineyards you encounter if you’re heading west out of Beaune. Leroux told us he is delighted to be working in the appellation and would welcome more sources “without hesitation”. Along with the brilliant wines of David Croix, we are delighted to be offering another top grower’s wines from Beaune. 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It’s a wine that was rarely seen before Leroux started bottling this site in 2007. It’s the highest 1er Cru of Volnay and the vines sit on light, fine soils. The vines are up to 80 years old (with an average age of 50 years) and include some 20-year-old mass-selection vines sourced from Comte Armand’s Clos des Epeneaux. The site is managed biodynamically and with meticulous care; this is where Carré and Leroux test their most progressive viticulture. Leroux has noted that recent harvests have seen the Clos move towards a finer, more floral expression. This year he retained around 20% whole bunches. 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Of course, he then went on to speak about Rugiens and Caillerets (the most revered sites of the village—and vineyards that he was finally able to access in 2018). Leroux’s Santenots is drawn from one hectare of estate-owned 70-year-old vines, worked organically. By Volnay standards, Leroux harvested a pretty decent crop in 2021, and 35% whole bunches were used in the ferment. 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This wine comes from a 0.15-hectre parcel of old vines (60 years), situated right beside the wall of the clos. It produced very little wine in 2021 and we have only received a single box. The wine was vinified with 80% whole bunches this year and raised in a single, new 456-litre barrel previously used to ferment the whites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Leroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44147812532452,"sku":"23040-750","price":1076.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/70446629-6851-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23040-750.png?v=1694559918"},{"product_id":"benjamin-leroux-volnay-1er-cru-les-caillerets-2021","title":"Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural cork. There’s an old saying in Burgundy that goes: “If you have not drunk Caillerets, you don't know Volnay”. 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