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Benjamin Leroux Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2024

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Benjamin Leroux Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2024
Producer Benjamin Leroux
Region, Country Meursault, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 26400-750

Only 24 bottles shipped. This is now a flagship wine for Leroux, who works 1.5 of the 2.2 hectares of Chardonnay available. Leroux’s vines average 50 years old and are biodynamically certified. This is perhaps Ben’s most extreme and rocky terroir. While it lies at high altitude (320 to 350 metres) and endures bitterly cold winters, the vineyard picks up plenty of sun during the summer. It’s no secret that Leroux is a HUGE fan of Blagny, constantly wearing his “In Blagny we Trust” T-shirt, including for this year’s video recordings. It’s the high altitude, the rockiness that he loves, and the energy it brings in the era of climate change. Here, he used various aging vessels, including a glass Wineglobe and a new egg-shaped foudre. This has lovely vibrancy, floral, citrus-edged fruit. Superb class, as the notes below make clear.

Benjamin Leroux Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2024

Reviews

“Fresh lemon in colour. The bouquet shows the hillside to good effect. There is significant weight on the palate, some well ripened apples, retaining a sense of the limestone base, a well-constructed finish and very persistent. Drink from 2029-2034.”
92-94 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
“The 2024 Meursault-Blagny La Pièce Sous Le Bois 1er Cru has a taut, fresh, quite leesy bouquet that gains vigour in the glass. The palate is well balanced with tangy nectarine and Clementine notes, fine weight with a focused, lightly spiced finish that lingers in the mouth.”
90-92 points, Neal Martin, Vinous

Reviews

“Fresh lemon in colour. The bouquet shows the hillside to good effect. There is significant weight on the palate, some well ripened apples, retaining a sense of the limestone base, a well-constructed finish and very persistent. Drink from 2029-2034.”
92-94 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
“The 2024 Meursault-Blagny La Pièce Sous Le Bois 1er Cru has a taut, fresh, quite leesy bouquet that gains vigour in the glass. The palate is well balanced with tangy nectarine and Clementine notes, fine weight with a focused, lightly spiced finish that lingers in the mouth.”
90-92 points, Neal Martin, Vinous

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