Benjamin Leroux Beaune 1er Cru Les Cent-Vignes 2022 rop with plenty of plum

with plenty of plum

and remarkable verticality

The distinctive “Bruck-style” is smoky with a precise structure and complex rich stone fruit aromas and exotic

A sublime stream of floral rose petal

Ripe lemon peel fruit with hints of mandarin give the palate weight and structure

Benjamin Leroux Beaune 1er Cru Les Cent-Vignes 2022 rop with plenty of plumLes Cent Vignes is one of the first vineyards you encounter if youre heading west out of Beaune. Leroux has been working with a grower here since 2015. Convinced of the quality, he purchased the 0. 5 hectare plot in 2021, so this is now a domaine bottling. The Cent Vignes plot is planted in two parcels on brown grze lite gravels. Theres a section of 50 year old vines and a young plot planted in 2016. The old vines bring depth and intensity, while the