Similar profile to the Bourgogne with a touch more stuffing and richness. Nose of lemon and lime. Full in the mouth with rich yet precise/linear fruit. Really strong for this appellation and level. 88-90
A step up here. More serious and dense with rich honey, apple and nuts. The palate is similar more serious with impressive richness and density. Sweeter fruit but still bright and fresh. Lemon-lime finish. 90-91
Nice intensity in the nose. Similar to the Meursault village in concentration with perhaps more nuance and precision. Good freshness and crispness in the finish. 90-91+
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Full and soaring nose of apple, toast and honey. The palate is rich and dense with well-integrated acidity. Good vibrance. Should be best in 5+ years. 92-93
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Gorgeously intense nose is full of big orchard fruit with mineral and spice. Great concentration and roundness. At once rich and electric. Pronounced mineral in finish. 92+
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Aromas are so big, rich and intense -- flamboyant with sweet and savory notes. Grand cru levels of concentration. Powerful, rich and long. Plays above its level. 92-94
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
After all the Meursault wines you can appreciate the additional minerality and stoniness here. Big and brooding. Leaner, more firm fruit with so much mineral to the green apple. Will require 5+ years to soften. 92-93
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
A wow nose with so much fullness and intensity -- rich, brooding white fruit with distinct florals and spice. Wow on the palate with rich, dense white fruit that is so concentrated. Young, non-delineated. Long. Needs 5-10 years. 93-95+
One-third whole cluster. Red fruited nose with some baking spices. Silky red fruit with moderate concentration. Good baking spice accents throughout. Approachable already. 91-92
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Full nose that is classic Gevery with black cherry, meat and spice. Forward with excellent concentration and round, velvety texture. Nice underlying structure is already well integrated. Approachable now. Should improve with 5-10+ years. 92-93
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
A lovely expression of Vosne with all the black cherry and baking spice that you'd expect in an intense perfume. Silky and smooth. Good concentration. Excellent length. 92-93+
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
A wow nose with so much intense and pronounced spice and stem character laced into black cherry. Terrific concentration and depth on the palate. Meat, stem and spice abound. Great length. Just a glimpse of what will come in 10-15+ years. 93-94+
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Oh my this has so much sheer power and fullness in the nose -- loads of non-delineated black cherry, meat and spice. The rich, dense and concentrated fruit is broad and deep. Meat and spice make the wine layered and complex. Long. A lot going on but not yet integrated. Will be amazing in 15-20+ years. 93-95
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Out of a magnum opened the prior day. None of the barnyard funk in the Meadows note. Compared to the brooding and thick 2018 barrel sample, this is more elegant and refined on the nose and palate. Fruit is sweet, rich and round with a nice tension and vibrance. Elegantly styled but still needs 10-15+ years. 93+
2018 Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Bright, lemon lime nose. Good depth for its level. Fresh and zingy in the finish. A fine Bourgogne. 87-88
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Auxey-Duresses Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses
Similar profile to the Bourgogne with a touch more stuffing and richness. Nose of lemon and lime. Full in the mouth with rich yet precise/linear fruit. Really strong for this appellation and level. 88-90
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Meursault
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
A step up here. More serious and dense with rich honey, apple and nuts. The palate is similar more serious with impressive richness and density. Sweeter fruit but still bright and fresh. Lemon-lime finish. 90-91
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Meursault Les Vireuils
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Nice intensity in the nose. Similar to the Meursault village in concentration with perhaps more nuance and precision. Good freshness and crispness in the finish. 90-91+
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2017 Benjamin Leroux Meursault 1er Cru Le Porusot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Full and soaring nose of apple, toast and honey. The palate is rich and dense with well-integrated acidity. Good vibrance. Should be best in 5+ years. 92-93
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes-Dessus
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Gorgeously intense nose is full of big orchard fruit with mineral and spice. Great concentration and roundness. At once rich and electric. Pronounced mineral in finish. 92+
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières-Dessous
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Full nose of plenty of lemon-lime and mineral. Palate echoes the nose with tons of ripe, delicious, mineral-inflected fruit. Long. 92-93
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières-Dessus
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Aromas are so big, rich and intense -- flamboyant with sweet and savory notes. Grand cru levels of concentration. Powerful, rich and long. Plays above its level. 92-94
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Tête du Clos
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
After all the Meursault wines you can appreciate the additional minerality and stoniness here. Big and brooding. Leaner, more firm fruit with so much mineral to the green apple. Will require 5+ years to soften. 92-93
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Chevalier-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
A wow nose with so much fullness and intensity -- rich, brooding white fruit with distinct florals and spice. Wow on the palate with rich, dense white fruit that is so concentrated. Young, non-delineated. Long. Needs 5-10 years. 93-95+
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Hauts Jarrons
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Lifted aromas of herbal and spicy red fruit. Nice and round with excellent concentration. Charming now. Better with 5+ years. 90-91
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Cave des Ducs
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
One-third whole cluster. Red fruited nose with some baking spices. Silky red fruit with moderate concentration. Good baking spice accents throughout. Approachable already. 91-92
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Vougeot Clos du Village
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vougeot
Attractive berry aromas. Good concentration and richness for a Village wine. Tasty and well balanced. Approachable now. 88-89
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Full nose that is classic Gevery with black cherry, meat and spice. Forward with excellent concentration and round, velvety texture. Nice underlying structure is already well integrated. Approachable now. Should improve with 5-10+ years. 92-93
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Au-dessus des Malconsorts
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
A lovely expression of Vosne with all the black cherry and baking spice that you'd expect in an intense perfume. Silky and smooth. Good concentration. Excellent length. 92-93+
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Mazis-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
A wow nose with so much intense and pronounced spice and stem character laced into black cherry. Terrific concentration and depth on the palate. Meat, stem and spice abound. Great length. Just a glimpse of what will come in 10-15+ years. 93-94+
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2018 Benjamin Leroux Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Oh my this has so much sheer power and fullness in the nose -- loads of non-delineated black cherry, meat and spice. The rich, dense and concentrated fruit is broad and deep. Meat and spice make the wine layered and complex. Long. A lot going on but not yet integrated. Will be amazing in 15-20+ years. 93-95
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2017 Benjamin Leroux Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Out of a magnum opened the prior day. None of the barnyard funk in the Meadows note. Compared to the brooding and thick 2018 barrel sample, this is more elegant and refined on the nose and palate. Fruit is sweet, rich and round with a nice tension and vibrance. Elegantly styled but still needs 10-15+ years. 93+
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