• Benjamin Leroux

    • Bourgogne Aligoté

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Aligoté doré
    • Surface Area: 0.30 ha (0.74 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in the 1980s and in the early 2000s
    • Terroir: Meursault Les Pontots, east-facing, low on the slope, clay-rich, deep soil.
    • Viticulture: Organic, domaine fruit.
    • Vinification: Directly pressed, settled, ambient yeast fermentation and aging for 12 months in used barrels, racked and aged for an additional 4-6 months in tank, fined and/or filtered if necessary.

    Additional Info

    Benjamin first made this wine in 2016, using exclusively old Aligoté Doré vines from Bouzeron. The following year he included Aligoté from a newly-acquired vineyard near Meursault worked by the Leroux team. In 2023 the fruit comes exclusively from Meursault.