Description
After establishing his name by leading Domaine Comte Armand Clos des Epeneaux for eight years, Leroux has started a négociant business in 2007 to make wines under his own label, in a winery that he shares with Dominique Lafon. The Production is very limited and Leroux is determined only to work with vineyards that have been well managed and produce outstanding fruits from interesting and unjustly under rated terroirs.
He carefully selects his growers and exerts maximum control over them, converting them as possible to organic and biodynamic practices.Even if Benjamin is known to be a technical master of oenology, he keeps a very instinctive approach of winemaking and an open mind towards every technics, he perceives biodynamic as a flexible philosophy rather than a rigid credo and he chooses what he thinks is the best at each step.
Tasting Notes
“The 2023 Meursault-Blagny La Pièce Sous Le Bois 1er Cru has good intensity on the nose with lifted yellow plum and jasmine scents. Hints of walnut come through with aeration. The palate is fresh on the entry with a fine bead of acidity, remaining harmonious and poised with apricot and peach notes toward the finish. This is similar to the Narvaux but has a little more panache.”
[90-92/100 points, Neal Martin, November 2024, vinous.com]
