and Winemaker of the Year in 2001 by Food and Wine Magazine
It was fermented in barrel with 100% malolactic
made from southwest-facing parcels on sandy soils
his parents owned a florist shop in Beaune
The wine is impeaccably balanced with plenty of fruit and acid
Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Rouge 2022 region:Burgundy and Winemaker of the YearA blend of parcels from the Hautes Ctes de Nuits, Santenay, Beaune, Ladoix, Savigny ls Beaune, and or Fixin, depending on the vintage. 100% de stemmed, 10 days maceration, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 12 months in older oak barrels, unfined, unfiltered. Benjamin Leroux is Burgundian native but didnt come from a winemaking family. In fact, his parents owned a florist shop in Beaune, which is where he first met Becky Wasserman, as a young