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Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Au Dessus des Malconsorts

Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Au Dessus des Malconsorts

Wine Information
Size: 0.60 ha (1.48 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted in the late 1970s
Terroir: Upper slope, rocky soil, particularly small bunches
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: About 80% whole-cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation, 15 days maceration in tank. Aged for 18 months in barrel, no new oak.

As Ben makes very little of this cuvée (just one barrel in 2016), he chooses not to age it in new oak, but rather in a barrel that he has already used for one or two vintages.

This is a rather small lieu-dit, under 600 square meters in total, with just a couple owners including Grivot and Ben's source. In 2016, when neighboring Echezeaux was badly hit by frost, this parcel was spared. In the middle of the parcel are four very particular vines. The current owner's father brought them from Algeria when he returned to Burgundy after his military service, and harvested them separately for simple table grapes.

  • Product Name: Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Au Dessus des Malconsorts
  • Producer: Benjamin Leroux
  • Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
  • Country Region Appellation:
    • France
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    • France
    • Burgundy
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    • France
    • Burgundy
    • Cote de Nuits
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    • France
    • Burgundy
    • Cote de Nuits
    • Vosne Romanee 1er Cru
    • Aux Malconsorts
  • Varietal: Pinot Noir
  • Agricultural Standards: Sustainable
  • ALC %: 13.5