Maison Benjamin Leroux
About Maison Benjamin Leroux
At only 24 years old, Benjamin Leroux took over winemaking at Domaine Comte Armand from his old mentor, Pascal Marchand. Big shoes to fill for any young winemaker. Yet his first wines in 1999 were hailed as stars of the vintage. After leaving Comte Armand, he focuses on his own winery in Beaune where he has a small négociant business.
The natural heir of Henri Jayer, Benjamin Leroux is a modern producer in every sense of the word and his wines, whether it be the entry-level Bourgogne Blanc or the Grand Cru Echezeaux. These wines are pure class and offer some of the best, freshest styles in the region.
Viniculture
A daring young talent does not afraid to challenge tradition, Benjamin Leroux also makes use of the screw cap in some of his entry levels, meaning that the wines which are best drunk young will be fresh and lively rather than oxidised, which is of course always a risk with natural cork.
He buys grapes (never juice or wine) from his own and others’ vineyards where he holds his growers to exacting standards - over 50% practice organic viticulture. Hold on tight and grab a rising star.
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Prices:
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-96 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£1,062.49 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-96)A fresh pale colour. Quite a discreet bouquet. 1 x 300 litre barrel, half the usual volume and a third of what is allowed. Distinction though, as the fruit begins slowly to emerge. Very graceful, not the deepest on the market, a little lemon scent, correct acidity with a light mineral touch. This is a fine wine which should blossom with time. Drink from 2028-2035. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£763.69 |
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Vinous (93-95)(not racked; from a single parcel of vines on pure white soil on the Morey-Saint-Denis side of the cru, which was barely touched by frost according to Leroux): Healthy dark red. Captivating lift to the sappy aromas of maraschino cherry, licorice and exotic herbs. Dense, vigorous wine with terrific medicinal reserve and punch to its dark fruit, licorice and mineral flavors. Youthfully imploded in a classic Bonnes-Mares manner but not rigid or hard. A wine with outstanding finishing energy and length, built for a slow evolution in bottle--and a classic expression of its terroir. (Incidentally, Leroux is looking to supplement this fruit source with another piece of Bonnes-Mares.) |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£708.49 |
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Vinous (93-95)The 2018 Chambertin Grand Cru takes time to get going but is worth the wait, offering vivid red fruit, forest floor, tobacco and light oyster shell aromas. The palate is very refined on the entry, underpinned by a fine bead of acidity. Harmonious and quite persistent, with a paradoxically powerful finish full of finesse. Gorgeous. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£693.14 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£777.64 |
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Vinous (92-94)(one of the four barrels was new in 2016): Musky, noble reduction to the aromas of pear, minerals and flowers. At once thick and juicy, boasting lovely concentration and clarity to its soil-driven flavors of stone fruits and saline, rocky minerals. Tight in the middle at present but this fine-grained wine broadens out on the very long, glistening, palate-saturating back end. Leroux told me he made between 25 and 30 hectoliters per hectare from these very old vines, which he noted is the normal yield here. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,397.54 |
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Vinous (96)The 2015 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has an immediately seductive, extremely pure bouquet of bright red fruit, strawberry and cranberry; hints of blueberry surface with aeration. The oak is very well integrated, and with continued aeration in the glass, the raspberry component becomes more expressive. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit encased by grippy, slightly firm tannins. This is a very serious Grand Cru, extraordinarily focused and full of tension; the mouth still tingles 60 seconds after it has exited. A consummate expression of a great Burgundy vintage. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£690.49 |
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Wine Advocate (95-97)The 2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a fragrant, perfumed bouquet with hints of blueberry, vanilla, violet and crushed strawberry, the mineralité tucked in just underneath, all with superb harmony and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, saturated tannin, crisp acidity, impressive depth with a caressing, gentle finish that belies its power. This is an outstanding 2015 that seems so effortless and yet delivers the horsepower you expect from this propitious vineyard. A quite brilliant wine. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-93 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£272.65 |
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Vinous (90-93)(Leroux lost one-third of the crop here but noted that the wall around Clos Vougeot gave his vines some protection): Dark red. Inviting ripe perfume of cherry, raspberry and licorice. Distinctly fatter and sweeter in the mouth than the Echézeaux, conveying a more pliant texture and lovely perfume as well as a strong mineral character. Then tougher on the back end, finishing with substantial chewy, tongue-dusting tannins and an impression of medicinal reserve. |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
Inc. VAT
£770.69 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 89-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,112.42 |
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Vinous (89-92)(Leroux began with only Vignes Blanches but now gets fruit from multiple climats in Echézeaux; totally destemmed): Dark, bright red. Distinctly dark, brooding aromas of blackberry, bitter chocolate and licorice accented by a peppery quality. A bit youthfully brutal on the palate, offering savory flavors of blueberry, crushed stone, pepper and spices. This firmly structured, uncompromising Echézeaux finishes with dry, granular tannins and is very difficult to taste today. These vineyards were hit hard by the frost in 2016 and the malolactic fermentation was late. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£209.05 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,190.69 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£151.45 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 89-91 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£87.85 |
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Vinous (89-91)The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a slightly stemmy bouquet (around 20% whoe bunch), dark berry fruit laced with cold tea, just a slight beetroot note emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, firm grip, fine depth with a crisp finish. Very fine. |
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Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin
(6x75cl)
2023
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Burgundy | - | 90-92 (IB) |
Expected Price Range
£283 -
£347
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (90-92)A rich but even purple. Plenty of generosity on the nose, covering the more savoury aspects. Very nicely poised with a burst of dark fruit energy, with a savoury dark strawberry note to finish, and medium plus length. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Oct 2024. |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
Inc. VAT
£750.29 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£506.89 |
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Vinous (92-94)(Leroux will bottle this wine from his own vines in a limestone-rich parcel close to Perrières entirely in magnums, because he fears that simply offering Dessus and Dessous bottlings would confuse his customers; just two barrels made): The nose shows more pungent crushed-stone minerality than the Meursault Genevrières-Dessous. Stylish, broad and horizontal, conveying a sense of brooding energy even if it's in a slightly oxidative phase today. Very dry, salty wine with a vibrant aftertaste that builds inexorably. In a distinctly less fruity and more Perrières -like wet stone style than the Dessous, which Leroux says is more typical Genevrières. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£340.01 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£143.60 |
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Vinous (90-92)Pale yellow. Lively aromas and flavors of lemon and orange zest, ginger and minerals. An impression of sweetness (actually less than 1.5 g/l r.s., according to Leroux) is nicely leavened by lively citric cut. This well-balanced, firmly structured wine finishes juicy and long. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£939.64 |
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Vinous (90-92)The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Boudots 1er Cru, which contains 50% whole bunches, has a vibrant bouquet of red fruit infused with hints of quince and orange blossom; veins of blue fruit emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, almost pastille-like in terms of purity, and the finish is sensual and quite approachable. This will drink young but has the substance to give 15+ years of pleasure. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£418.73 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-94)5 Star Wine. Benjamin loves Nuits-St-Georges in 2023 which is just as well because there is virtually nothing in 2024. Mostly destemmed. This has beautiful floral qualities, superb poise on the first half of the palate then develops a greater plummy richness behind. Archetypal Nuits in a very good way! Drink from 2031-2037. Tasted Oct 2024. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 88-90 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£87.85 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (88-90)There was enough fruit to make use of a good mix of barrel shapes and sizes, as St-Romain was not much frosted. Pale colour with a light green tint. Fresh bouquet, some lime blossom, good tension here with a mineral backbone, and an attractive finish. Drink from 2024-2027. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£581.09 |
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Vinous (90-92)The 2021 Volnay Les Caillerets 1er Cru contains two-thirds whole bunches. This has a fragrant and floral bouquet with ample red fruit; the stems are supremely well assimilated. The palate is medium-bodied and showcases fine tension. It's linear and focused with a cohesive, slightly tertiary and persistent finish. Good potential. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£560.89 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£520.09 |
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Rioja | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£456.29 |
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Rioja | 26 | - |
Inc. VAT
£342.29 |
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Rioja | 9 | - |
Inc. VAT
£321.89 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-96 (IB) |
In Bond
£879.00 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-96)A fresh pale colour. Quite a discreet bouquet. 1 x 300 litre barrel, half the usual volume and a third of what is allowed. Distinction though, as the fruit begins slowly to emerge. Very graceful, not the deepest on the market, a little lemon scent, correct acidity with a light mineral touch. This is a fine wine which should blossom with time. Drink from 2028-2035. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
£630.00 |
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Vinous (93-95)(not racked; from a single parcel of vines on pure white soil on the Morey-Saint-Denis side of the cru, which was barely touched by frost according to Leroux): Healthy dark red. Captivating lift to the sappy aromas of maraschino cherry, licorice and exotic herbs. Dense, vigorous wine with terrific medicinal reserve and punch to its dark fruit, licorice and mineral flavors. Youthfully imploded in a classic Bonnes-Mares manner but not rigid or hard. A wine with outstanding finishing energy and length, built for a slow evolution in bottle--and a classic expression of its terroir. (Incidentally, Leroux is looking to supplement this fruit source with another piece of Bonnes-Mares.) |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
£584.00 |
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Vinous (93-95)The 2018 Chambertin Grand Cru takes time to get going but is worth the wait, offering vivid red fruit, forest floor, tobacco and light oyster shell aromas. The palate is very refined on the entry, underpinned by a fine bead of acidity. Harmonious and quite persistent, with a paradoxically powerful finish full of finesse. Gorgeous. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£568.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£632.00 |
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Vinous (92-94)(one of the four barrels was new in 2016): Musky, noble reduction to the aromas of pear, minerals and flowers. At once thick and juicy, boasting lovely concentration and clarity to its soil-driven flavors of stone fruits and saline, rocky minerals. Tight in the middle at present but this fine-grained wine broadens out on the very long, glistening, palate-saturating back end. Leroux told me he made between 25 and 30 hectoliters per hectare from these very old vines, which he noted is the normal yield here. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (VN) |
In Bond
£1,155.00 |
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Vinous (96)The 2015 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has an immediately seductive, extremely pure bouquet of bright red fruit, strawberry and cranberry; hints of blueberry surface with aeration. The oak is very well integrated, and with continued aeration in the glass, the raspberry component becomes more expressive. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit encased by grippy, slightly firm tannins. This is a very serious Grand Cru, extraordinarily focused and full of tension; the mouth still tingles 60 seconds after it has exited. A consummate expression of a great Burgundy vintage. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (WA) |
In Bond
£569.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95-97)The 2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a fragrant, perfumed bouquet with hints of blueberry, vanilla, violet and crushed strawberry, the mineralité tucked in just underneath, all with superb harmony and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, saturated tannin, crisp acidity, impressive depth with a caressing, gentle finish that belies its power. This is an outstanding 2015 that seems so effortless and yet delivers the horsepower you expect from this propitious vineyard. A quite brilliant wine. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-93 (VN) |
In Bond
£224.00 |
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Vinous (90-93)(Leroux lost one-third of the crop here but noted that the wall around Clos Vougeot gave his vines some protection): Dark red. Inviting ripe perfume of cherry, raspberry and licorice. Distinctly fatter and sweeter in the mouth than the Echézeaux, conveying a more pliant texture and lovely perfume as well as a strong mineral character. Then tougher on the back end, finishing with substantial chewy, tongue-dusting tannins and an impression of medicinal reserve. |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
In Bond
£623.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 89-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£919.00 |
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Vinous (89-92)(Leroux began with only Vignes Blanches but now gets fruit from multiple climats in Echézeaux; totally destemmed): Dark, bright red. Distinctly dark, brooding aromas of blackberry, bitter chocolate and licorice accented by a peppery quality. A bit youthfully brutal on the palate, offering savory flavors of blueberry, crushed stone, pepper and spices. This firmly structured, uncompromising Echézeaux finishes with dry, granular tannins and is very difficult to taste today. These vineyards were hit hard by the frost in 2016 and the malolactic fermentation was late. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£171.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£973.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£123.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 89-91 (VN) |
In Bond
£70.00 |
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Vinous (89-91)The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a slightly stemmy bouquet (around 20% whoe bunch), dark berry fruit laced with cold tea, just a slight beetroot note emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, firm grip, fine depth with a crisp finish. Very fine. |
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Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin
(6x75cl)
2023
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Burgundy | - | 90-92 (IB) |
Expected Price Range
£283 -
£347
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (90-92)A rich but even purple. Plenty of generosity on the nose, covering the more savoury aspects. Very nicely poised with a burst of dark fruit energy, with a savoury dark strawberry note to finish, and medium plus length. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Oct 2024. |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
In Bond
£606.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£416.00 |
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Vinous (92-94)(Leroux will bottle this wine from his own vines in a limestone-rich parcel close to Perrières entirely in magnums, because he fears that simply offering Dessus and Dessous bottlings would confuse his customers; just two barrels made): The nose shows more pungent crushed-stone minerality than the Meursault Genevrières-Dessous. Stylish, broad and horizontal, conveying a sense of brooding energy even if it's in a slightly oxidative phase today. Very dry, salty wine with a vibrant aftertaste that builds inexorably. In a distinctly less fruity and more Perrières -like wet stone style than the Dessous, which Leroux says is more typical Genevrières. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£278.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£117.00 |
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Vinous (90-92)Pale yellow. Lively aromas and flavors of lemon and orange zest, ginger and minerals. An impression of sweetness (actually less than 1.5 g/l r.s., according to Leroux) is nicely leavened by lively citric cut. This well-balanced, firmly structured wine finishes juicy and long. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£767.00 |
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Vinous (90-92)The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Boudots 1er Cru, which contains 50% whole bunches, has a vibrant bouquet of red fruit infused with hints of quince and orange blossom; veins of blue fruit emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, almost pastille-like in terms of purity, and the finish is sensual and quite approachable. This will drink young but has the substance to give 15+ years of pleasure. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (IB) |
In Bond
£329.00 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-94)5 Star Wine. Benjamin loves Nuits-St-Georges in 2023 which is just as well because there is virtually nothing in 2024. Mostly destemmed. This has beautiful floral qualities, superb poise on the first half of the palate then develops a greater plummy richness behind. Archetypal Nuits in a very good way! Drink from 2031-2037. Tasted Oct 2024. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 88-90 (IB) |
In Bond
£70.00 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (88-90)There was enough fruit to make use of a good mix of barrel shapes and sizes, as St-Romain was not much frosted. Pale colour with a light green tint. Fresh bouquet, some lime blossom, good tension here with a mineral backbone, and an attractive finish. Drink from 2024-2027. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
£465.00 |
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Vinous (90-92)The 2021 Volnay Les Caillerets 1er Cru contains two-thirds whole bunches. This has a fragrant and floral bouquet with ample red fruit; the stems are supremely well assimilated. The palate is medium-bodied and showcases fine tension. It's linear and focused with a cohesive, slightly tertiary and persistent finish. Good potential. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£461.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£427.00 |
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Rioja | 1 | - |
In Bond
£361.00 |
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Rioja | 26 | - |
In Bond
£266.00 |
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Rioja | 9 | - |
In Bond
£249.00 |
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