Benjamin Leroux Vosne Romanee 2020

“A little lighter in crimson purple and showing a touch of oak now. Quite powerful, not quite so harmonious but note that this has been tasted directly after the sublime Nuits-St-Georges Aux Boudots. Actually, this is a fine and nicely nuanced Vosne-Romanée.” 90-93 points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

“There is a very pretty, perfumed and high-toned red fruit, with notes of pomegranate and a hint of menthol. On the palate, the wine is fresh and firm, with some fairly solid tannins. This should open up well and it would do better with a bit of age to help it loosen its grip. Blended from Les Violettes and Maizières Basses in Flagey, and Aux Genaivrières, Audessous de la Rivière and Les Jacqueline in Vosne, with a good quarter of the fruit fermented as whole clusters. This was the first parcel picked in the Côte de Nuits.” 93 points, Charles Curtis MW, Decanter

Natural cork. Leroux now controls two hectares in Vosne, and the 2020 villages wine benefited from the fruit of five separate lieux-dits. Importantly, these vineyards are home to excellent vine stock—almost exclusively old selections of Pinot Fin. From north to south these sites include Maizières Basses (organically farmed with 60-year-old Pinot Fin vines); a small portion of Les Violettes; a new parcel of old-vine Pinot Fin in Genaivrières (just beneath the vines of Domaine Leroy); and finally, there is Les Jacquines and Au-Dessus de la Rivière. These parcels span the various terroirs of the village, and each was vinified separately. The one-third whole bunch quota derives mostly from the two northern parcels. It’s another super example of this village.

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