Maison Benjamin Leroux - Vosne-Romanée 2023 (750ml)
Price: $219.99
| Producer | Maison Benjamin Leroux |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 205409 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Maison Benjamin Leroux Description
One of the wonderful aspects of Domaine du Comte Armand, is the family’s habit since 1985 of placing their trust in surprisingly youthful talent. Their instincts have been remarkable. Between Pascal Marchand and Paul Zinetti was Benjamin Leroux, who was handed the reins of the domaine in 1999, at the age of 24.
Ben stayed at Comte Armand for fifteen vintages and started his own side project in 2007. Though there are no family vineyards, he now vinifies approximately 30 hectares, 8 of which are domaine holdings that are farmed organically and biodynamically.
His range of appellations is astounding. It spans the Côte from Chassagne-Montrachet to Gevrey-Chambertin, and includes all levels in Burgundy’s hierarchy. Particular favorites of ours are his collection of premier crus, not only because many of them are the most prized, but sometimes precisely because of the opposite. Take Blagny. Right? Yet, with its high altitude and white marl soils, it produces reds and whites with such rebellious minerality and freshness they regularly steal the show.
Blagny is a good metaphor for Ben. Though he has become one of the most respected classical winemakers of his generation, his underlying unconformity, wit, and humour are why he is also among everyone’s most loved.
Sourced from two Lieux-dits: Les Violettes and Maizières with vineyard area totalling 1.00 ha (2.47 ac) and vines planted in the early 1980s.
Burghound: 90 Points
A much spicier nose reflects notes of exotic jasmine tea, red cherry, dark currant and a whiff of sandalwood. The super-sleek and more refined, though no denser, flavors possess good energy and even better depth on the balanced, youthfully austere and slightly more structured finale. This is a very good Vosne villages and also worth considering.
Vinous: 89-91 Points
The 2023 Vosne-Romanée Village contains around 40% whole bunches. This feels quite fresh on the nose. There is fine mineralité, and the stems are better subsumed than the Nuits Saint-Georges. The palate is medium-bodied and cohesive with sappy red fruit, fine acidity and good body on the finish. This is one of the picks from Leroux.
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