Only 12 bottles shipped. Leroux’s Estate Bâtard is quite simply his greatest white and one of the finest wines of the terroir. It 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, maybe fifteen metres away, from DRC’s parcel of Le Montrachet. It falls on the Chassagne side of the vineyard, for what it’s worth (which means nothing, to be frank, but we’re regularly asked so there you go). Leroux gained full control of the vineyard management here in 2016. He recently restored the original stone entrance along the road between le Montrachet and Bâtard, so it’s quite easy to find his plot if you’re ever driving. The 2024 is stunning. Tasted in November 2025 at the cellars, it was profoundly deep yet so restrained, with wonderful structure and freshness.