"You may remember that when I asked Allen Meadows, aka Burghound, on this video who he thought might be a natural heir to the late great Henri Jayer of Burgundy, one of the two people he cited was young Benjamin Leroux of Domaine Comte Armand." Jancis Robinson, Jan 2009
"Leroux’s passion, ambition and sheer talent have already resulted in a number of stunning, beautiful wines, but my sense is that the best is yet to come.” Wine Advocate # ...
Benjamin Leroux, the gifted manager/winemaker of Domaine Comte Armand launched his own label with the 2007 vintage. He works from a brand new winery in the center of Beaune (just off the Boulevard) that he shares with Dominique Lafon and two other wine growers. The operation is very small and will eventually specialise, primarily, in Puligny and Volnay, but with many other appellations also covered. While there are over twenty terroirs produce...
With eight hectares, Ben farms just under a third of his production. Though he worked organically and biodynamically from the beginning, it took him several years to apply for organic certification, which came in 2016. “It’s no secret that when you purchase or rent vineyards they are often not in great shape. The first two years, nothing grows,” he says. And while the recovery moves fast after that, he points out that at least five or six year...
A total of 120 barrels were produced in his first vintage, 2007 and some of the cuvees offered had already been produced by Leroux for a number of years at Comte Armand. These wines have now come across to the Benjamin Leroux label. With the vintages 2009 and 2010, Leroux has the first great vintages with which to work and the wines do not disappoint.
As the Jancis Robinson/Burghound quote above makes clear, Leroux is considered one of...
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