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Aux Thorey is a lovely spot, and Benjamin Leroux has a good plot here .. and it shows. It's a darker and more intense wine than the Gevreys offering more depth and weight. On the nose .. a slight reduction, red and dark berry fruit .. nice selection of forest berries and a slight hint of sous-bois. …
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The 1er cru Les Goulots is quite unknown, and located in the very nothern part of Gevrey almost on the border to Brochon just south of Evocelles and north of Combe au Moine. The bouquet offers fine and delicate red fruits, plum and violets combined with a fine earthy minerality. On the palate a fine …
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The Bonnes Mares is a further step up in quality and complexity. Made on white soil it offers a delicate and quite floral expression of the Bonnes Mares terroir. In the nose layered red and dark berry fruit, notes of red forest berries and plum .. supported by a vivid minerality. On the palate rich …
The Clos de Vougeot is a big and quite expressive effort .. 100% whole cluster used on this cuvee. In the nose layers of deep fruit .. notes of plum and red and dark berries .. quite a floral element for a Vougeot. On the palate big and weighty with a lovely nerve for this appellation .. layers and …
Les Amoureuses .. what can I say .. I love this terroir. And the 2013 from Benjamin Leroux is no exception, although slightly closed at the tasting in March. The bouquet offer cool and delicate red and dark berry fruit .. pure with a lovely arrey of spices interlinked with the feisty minerality. On …
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