Benjamin Leroux 2009

“You may remember that when I asked Allen Meadows, aka Burghound, on this video who he thought might be a natural heir to the late great Henri Jayer of Burgundy, one of the two people he cited was young Benjamin Leroux of Domaine Comte Armand.” Jancis Robinson, Jan 2009, www.jancisrobinson.com

“Leroux’s passion, ambition and sheer talent have already resulted in a number of stunning, beautiful wines, but my sense is that the best is yet to come.” Wine Advocate # 194 May 2011
James Halliday on last year’s 2008 Leroux Masterclass with Benjamin Leroux: “I have never heard a more articulate and insightful presentation”. The Australian, 11th September 2010

The cat is well and truly out of the bag. Benjamin Leroux’s hotly anticipated 2009 Burgundies have almost arrived in Australia and due to building demand (we already have orders for some wines that exceed our allocation) we have brought forward our offer date so we can give our best customers a shot at grabbing some of these remarkable wines. For those requiring a primer on Leroux’s techniques and his rise to fame, please click here to read on. Otherwise, we will assume you are ready to get into the nitty gritty of the 2009 release below.
In short:
• Benjamin Leroux, the gifted winemaker of Comte Armand, has released his third – and finest - set of wines under his own label.
• Many of the wines are under Stelvin Lux, the new generation of screwcap. This is a major bonus as every wine is as the maker intended; no cork taint, no random oxidation, no premature oxidation. The only time we do not have Stelvin is when the volume of wine produced was too small to allow for two bottlings.
• There are a number of new wines in 2009 including the rarely seen 1er Cru’s from Chassagne-Montrachet Abbaye de Morgeot and... learn more