Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc 2022
* Across any 6 bottles of wine, when purchased in store.
The vineyards are Les Millerands, Sous la Velle and Les Belles Côtes, with each parcel well sited on the Côte. Unlike the vast majority of Bourgogne (from the foot of the hill, and across the D974), Leroux’s vines are grown on limestone-rich terroirs below the villages level vines of Meursault, joined by some fruit from the Hautes-Côtes above Pernand Vergelesses.
The Bourgogne Blanc is a mini-Meursault this year and drawn almost entirely from Estate fruit, including Les Millerands, Sous la Velle and Les Belles Côtes—supplemented by a tiny parcel of purchased fruit from the Hautes Côtes de Beaune above Pernand-Vergelesses. There are seven parcels in total, and everything matured in large cask and foudre. Unlike the vast majority of Bourgogne, Leroux’s estate vines grow on lower slopes of the Côte, situated below the village-level vines of Meursault. This is a gorgeous, pithy white with good texture and sweet fruit yet equally good cut and racy freshness. Delicious to gulp down, indeed!
“Pale colour with a reductive note. A plentiful exuberant juicy fruit, with some fresh citrus behind. Racy finish, this will be delicious to gulp down.”
