Benjamin Leroux Nuits-Saint-Georges Rouge Premier Cru Aux Thorey
Wine Information
A earthy nose that is very elegant and complex. A very smooth wine with room to improve with age. Hints of currants and humus.
Size: 0.72 ha (1.78 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted from 1960 to 1962
Terroir: High on slope, facing southeast, well-draining calcareous soils with small pebbles and gravel
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: De-stemmed, indigenous yeast fermentation, 15 days maceration in tank. Aged for 18 months in barrel (up to 30% new oak), unfined, unfiltered.
- Product Name: Nuits-Saint-Georges Rouge Premier Cru Aux Thorey
- Producer: Benjamin Leroux
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- Nuits Saint Georges
- Varietal: Pinot Noir
- Agricultural Standards: Biodynamic , Organic
- ALC %: 13