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2021 Côte de Nuits Villages, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Pinot Noir
Ready - at best
(Drink 2022 - 2026)
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 16/20
Product: 20218071169
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Description
Our longstanding relationship with Benjamin means that we are often the first to taste exciting new wines. This is the case here, where I spotted this new cuvée in the cellar in May and quickly snapped up the entire production of seven barrels, made from organic grapes sourced from a good friend. The vines are well-sited on the hillside in Comblanchien, a village just south of Nuits St Georges which is gaining more attention as a source for great-value reds. Ben’s wine has a wonderful, perfumed nose with red and black berries and floral touches. The palate is juicy, crunchy and succulent with precise limestone tannins and a fresh finish. Quintessential Burgundian Pinot Noir.
Drink 2023 - 2030
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - at best
(2022 - 2026)
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Benjamin Leroux
Critics reviews
Jancis Robinson MW 16/20
From one of Ben Leroux’s ex-apprentices in Comblanchien, famous for its quarry, so it tends to have a stony, dusty quality according to Leroux's colleague Abby Kaufman! Tank sample.Gentle, sweet and with this certain earthiness … Good fun.Drink 2024 - 2032jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (January 2023)
Drink 2024 - 2032