A decent Pinot @ £45 that we paired with Mrs Es fresh Angelotti pasta with a cheese bechamel sauce in mushroom, pea & diced pancetta 😍 ⏩ pop over to Instagram for pic or watch video from a few days ago 🎥
📍 Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanée 2013
🏵 92 points
🍇 Pinot Noir
🍷 Clear ruby w/ a purple hint
👃 Being dragged through a dirty bramble bush in silky pajamas with herby smoke embers, violets & a prune splat
👄 Med body of blackberry, strawberry & wild raspberry in Mrs acidity w/ an earthy undertone
🎯 Long earth pruny red fruit & blackberry cocoa kiss
— 7 years ago
9 December 2016. Chambers Street Wines, New York, NY. — 9 years ago
Wonderful wine for anniversary celebration in Malta — 11 years ago
Vibrant Ruby with aromas dark berry fruits floral and spice aromas. On the palate cherry, currant and raspberry flavors with some fresh cinnamon spice and tea notes. Vibrant acidity, elegant fine tannins, well balanced just starting to wake up, long finish ending with slight earthy notes, plenty of depth, will continue to develop. Nice, but a bit pricey! — 4 years ago
Much softer than the Beaune Cent Vignes, with likeable friendly tannins — 6 years ago
La Vie en rose - Delicious Pink Champagne — 6 years ago
Such length, lush palate, layers of stone fruit, white flowers and minerals. Thank goodness I have more bottles! Now if only I can find the patience... — 7 years ago
Another 4th Friday for the books!
Smoked hazelnut on the nose, salted pear and lemon; lanolin and lemon peel on the palate...tart and acidic without being overbearing. Almost sulphuric on the finish. Really impressed. Great bottle @Clare Gillette ! — 7 years ago
Needed more time that we gave it to open up. Interesting and bright, but still very tight. — 9 years ago
Distinctive red fruit flavours with an earthy nose. Soft tannins. — 10 years ago
A really good Champagne village, Verzy has definitely the best grand cru! 2003 even more interesting, must try! — 12 years ago
Wow! J'ai recherché la cuvée après avoir entendu Benjamin Leroux en parler dans le podcast de Levi Dalton (I'll drink to that). Il était particulièrement enthousiaste pour ce climat en altitude (pour la Bourgogne, on s'entend), lequel est très majoritairement occupé par des vignes de Chardonnay (Meursault). Selon lui, le réchauffement climatique en fait un terroir idéal pour le pinot. Je dois lui donner raison avec ce 2017. Quel beau vin! Robe translucide et pâle, arômes dégourdis, de fruit, mais aussi de fleurs et de fines épices. En bouche, l'attaque est riche et de bonne concentration. La transition en milieu de bouche amène la fraîcheur et un côté minéral. Cette acidité porte le vin dans une longue finale. Les tanins sont nombreux et fins. Le vin est accessible, mais je crois qu'il a ce qu'il faut pour évoluer harmonieusement. J'ai beaucoup aimé et je le recommande vivement. — 5 years ago
This is in a really great spot right now... — 7 years ago
Chalky and a little funky. — 7 years ago
Cave Jean Jaurès — 8 years ago
2016/2/25 this is showing quite well tonight! NSG terrior, savory herbs, soft tannins, elegance floral noise, ripe but balanced — 10 years ago
Might be the best hidden gem of his portfolio. Amazing intensity and purity of fruit. Delicious! — 11 years ago
Chris Stenseth
Not Champeaux but Les Golouts. In any case, a stunner. Wild raspberries, roses, cherries on the nose. The red berries continue on the palate. Beautiful acidity.
The kind of wine that makes you want to cry when you smell it. — 4 years ago