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Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc 2013

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You may remember that when I asked Allen Meadows, aka Burghound, on this video who he thought might be a natural heir to the late great Henri Jayer of Burgundy, one of the two people he cited was young Benjamin Leroux of Domaine Comte Armand.” Jancis Robinson, Jan 2009, www.jancisrobinson.com
Leroux’s passion, ambition and sheer talent have already resulted in a number of stunning, beautiful wines, but my sense is that the best is yet to come.” Robert Parker Wine Advocate # 194 May 2011
Benjamin Leroux is quiet and unassuming … some of the most interesting wines being made in Burgundy today.” Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate
As the Jancis Robinson/Burghound quote above makes clear, Leroux is considered one of the most gifted and knowledgeable wine growers in the whole Cote d’Or. You just have to ask any serious Bourgogne producer about Leroux to understand the respect he has garnered amongst his colleagues in the region. He was always considered a prodigy, studying at the Lycée Viticole in Beaune from the age of 13 and taking the reins at the esteemed Domaine Comte Armand when he was only 26. Leroux’s success with the Domaine’s wines over the last decade has well justified the decision to appoint such a young man to run the show.
2013 was Leroux’s final vintage with Comte Armand and so the recent 2014 harvest was the first one where Leroux could exclusively concentrate on his own wines. He has also been busy making some significant vineyard investments – to add to his small slice of Bâtard, Leroux now owns 1.6-hectares of Meursault villages, some Meursault Genevrières, some Blagny 1er cru (white and red) and enough Bourgogne blanc to supply all of his requirements. In total Leroux owns 3.8-hectares and there are some other acquisitions being worked on. So the Estate is slowly starting to take shape.
Throw in a first class vintage already in bottle (2013) and another exciting vintage (2014) in the cellar (with some electrifying new cuvées) and you have to have the eyesight of a mole not to see a great deal of delicious Burgundy on the horizon.
2013 is the kind of Burgundy vintage that is truly impossible to generalise about in terms of both quality and style. in 2013, perhaps the most critical factor was picking dates. This was a cool, super late harvest and there were those who picked early (worked for the whites) and late (tended to work for the reds). Leroux did both and has produced what we consider to be his finest set of wines.
Leroux’s 2013s are superb wines, stylish, pure and intense, with wonderful perfumes, clear terroir definition, lovely cut, freshness, energy and juicy textures. We agree with Leroux when he suggests it could turn out to be a great year.
As per previous vintages, this comes mostly from 60-year-old vines rooted in a single site in Meursault called Les Millerands (so named because of the small bunches and berries that result in this terroir). Millerands is on the Puligny side of Meursault. This 2013 also includes some Meursault Sous la Velle (just below the village) as well as Belles Côtes, a Bourgogne-level parcel sited under Les Malpoiriers at the base of the Volnay côte—vines in this site are also farmed by Coche and Roulot. Leroux now owns his parcel in Les Millerands, taking his Bourgogne holdings up to 1.2-hectares. There is also a healthy slug of Puligny fruit – from the Meursault side of the village. Each of the parcels is raised separately before blending and there is no new oak used here, as this wine now spends its first year in a large format 1200 hl vessel (to emphasise its bright, tangy fruit) followed by six months in tank on lees.
With all fruit picked before the heavy rain (3rd October), this captures the vibrant energy of 2013 very well. With its quality fruit source(s), it’s a wine built to over deliver and it does just that; it’s a classically sappy, racy white with fabulous depth for the level. There’s lots of smoky white peach, floral and lime leaf notes and the wine’s fleshy fruit is set against a crisp, racy backbone.
RRP $77

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Producer

Benjamin Leroux

Variety

Chardonnay

Region or Country

Burgundy, France

Vintage

2013

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