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Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Clos de la Cave de Ducs 20

Benjamin Leroux

Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Clos de la Cave de Ducs 20

$295.00

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Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Clos de la Cave de Ducs 2020
Clos de la Cave des Ducs is a 0.64-hectare monopole vineyard owned by the family of Leroux’s right-hand man, Jean-Charles Carré. It’s a wine that was rarely seen before Leroux started bottling this site. With Jean-Charles, Leroux controls every aspect of viticulture and so the site is managed biodynamically and with meticulous care. The vineyard is the highest 1er Crus of Volnay, and sits on fine, light soils. The vines are up to 80 years old, with an average age of 50 years, and include a parcel of 20-year-old massale selection vines sourced from Comte Armand’s Clos des Epeneaux.Carre and Leroux use this site as a test bed of their viticulture experiments—they are currently trialing a higher canopy—and Leroux has noted that recent harvests have seen the Clos move more and more towards a finer, more floral expression.

One of the darker purple colours, and the nose shows a certain concentrated ripeness, not quite as complete as Santenots in terms of fruit volume, but it has retained its usual elegance and length. Some whole bunch suggestion, though Benjamin does not use a lot. 90-93 Points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

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