Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin
Wine Information
Attractively perfumed Gevrey-Chambertin from two good vineyards at the southern end of the appellation. Pretty red fruits abound, with ripe raspberry flavours.
Size: 2.00 ha (4.94 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted from 1935 to 1995
Terroir: Les Seuvrées (below Charmes Chambertin), La Justice (well-draining sand above solid limestone), Billard, Le Fourneau
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: About 10% whole-cluster, 15 days maceration in tank, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 18 months in barrel (20% new), unfined, unfiltered.
- Product Name: Gevrey-Chambertin
- Producer: Benjamin Leroux
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Varietal: Pinot Noir
- Agricultural Standards: Sustainable
- Closure: Cork
- ALC %: 13.5