Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2019 750ml
Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2019 750ml
Caillerets is the most celebrated premier cru in Volnay, a stretch of thin, stony ground high on the slope where the limestone lies barely beneath the surface. The name itself refers to that stoniness, and the wines it gives are the most mineral and most finely strung in the commune.
Benjamin Leroux works this cuvee with a high proportion of whole bunches, well over two thirds, yet the stems barely register on a nose of striking purity and mineral lift. The palate is medium bodied and beautifully proportioned, built on dark berry fruit with a fine, chalky tannin structure and a long, cool, stony finish.
Leroux was born and raised in Beaune, started at the town's Lycee Viticole at fifteen and was regisseur at Domaine du Comte Armand in Pommard by twenty four. He set up his own small merchant house in Beaune in 2007 and now works across roughly fifty appellations of the Cote d'Or, treating each wine according to what the season provides. Cellar this or decant it, and serve with duck, game birds or veal.
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Product Specifications
Product Specifications
| Brand Name | Benjamin Leroux |
| Size | 750ml |
| Alcohol Content | 12.5% |
| Type | Wine |
| Category | Red Wine |
| Style | Pinot Noir |
| Country | France |
