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2015 Pommard, Rugiens-Hauts, 1er Cru, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
For laying down
Neal Martin MW
91-93/100
Product: 20158026781
2015 Pommard, Rugiens-Hauts, 1er Cru, Benjamin Leroux, Burgundy

Description

From the lower part of Les Rugiens Haut, this has exceptional colour. It is a stunning Rugiens with some of the expected iron-red notes. The palate has huge weight and a lovely mineral crunch; balanced and long. This is a great addition to the list. Drink 2023-2035.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer

Benjamin began picking on 2nd September and was able to bring in slightly more wine than the previous year. The entire range is really impressive, in both colours. There are two excellent new cuvées, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-St Georges Aux Boudots. Some cuvées have a little bit of whole-bunch vinification in 2015. For reasons of space the limited volumes of Grands Crus have not been included in this brochure. As with last year, all the white wines will be bottled under screwcap.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 14
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Full Bodied
Producer Benjamin Leroux

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 91-93/100
The 2015 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens, the first release from the lieu-dit Rugien-Hauts, has a more opulent nose than the village cru, one that wants to make an impression on its debut, hints of kirsch filtering through the red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, harmonious and focused with a mixture of red and black fruit, very refined and while not structured, offers a very feminine and caressing finish. This is a sublime and assured offering.Neil Martin - 28/12/2016
Neal Martin MW, (Dec 2016)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Benjamin Leroux

Having created a name for himself as régisseur (general manager) of Domaine du Comte Armand in Pommard, Benjamin Leroux established, with English backing, a small négociant business based in Beaune since 2007. The range is confined to the Côte d’Or, from Chassagne-Montrachet to Gevrey-Chambertin, with the intention of developing farming contracts or indeed purchasing vineyards in the future. The possibilities are very exciting for this exceptionally talented vigneron. Benjamin is a master at delivering purity of fruit alongside a seamless texture in his wines which have only the subtlest influence of oak. One of Benjamin’s favourite locations for white wine vineyards is the border between Auxey-Duresses and Meursault, which is where Les Vireuils can be found. Here the natural weight of Meursault is enhanced by the fresher minerality typical of the side valley of Auxey-Duresses. Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director and author of the award-winning Inside Burgundy comprehensive handbook.Discover the story behind our Own Selection Bourgogne Côte d’Or Pinot Noir, made for us by Benjamin. Read more
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