Benjamin Leroux Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses
Wine Information
Size: 0.06 ha (0.15 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted around 1975
Terroir: Classic clay-limestone soil
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: About ⅓ whole-cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation, 15 days maceration in tank. Aged for 18 months in barrel (300L, 1 vintage oak), unfined, unfiltered.
Ben Leroux considers this to be one of the most beautiful climats in Chambolle-Musigny.
This is the smallest cuvée made by the domaine, and they make one barrel each year.
- Product Name: Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses
- Producer: Benjamin Leroux
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru
- Les Amoureuses
- Varietal: Pinot Noir
- Agricultural Standards: Sustainable
- ALC %: 13