Benjamin Leroux Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Tête du Clos
Wine Information
From a little-seen but first-class vineyard next to La Romanée, Chassagne-Montrachet, Tête du Clos 1er Cru is brilliant, full, rich, ripe, yet perfectly balanced. It is a stunning wine which hits all the high notes.
Size: 0.40 ha (0.99 ac)
Variety: Chardonnay
Vine Age: Planted in 1955
Terroir: Mid-slope with poor, shallow soil
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: Whole-cluster pressing, light settling, transfer to barrel (20-25% new oak), indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 18 months, fined and/or filtered only if necessary.
Located just under La Romanée, this parcel often produces smaller clusters than its neighbors.
- Product Name: Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Tête du Clos
- Producer: Benjamin Leroux
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Cotes de Beaune
- France
- Burgundy
- Cotes de Beaune
- Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru
- France
- Burgundy
- Cotes de Beaune
- Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru
- Tete du Clos
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Agricultural Standards: Sustainable
- ALC %: 13.5