Domaine Benjamin Leroux
Village to Grand Cru, across the Côte d'Or
An outsider's rise to one of the most respected addresses in Beaune.
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Why we follow Domaine Benjamin Leroux
The estate
Benjamin Leroux was born in Beaune in 1975, not into a wine family. He began oenology studies as a teenager and was appointed winemaker at Domaine du Comte Armand in Pommard at twenty-four, where he stayed for around fifteen years while quietly building his own label. He has worked vintages at Cos d'Estournel, Drouhin Oregon and Jadot. He set up on his own account in 2007. The business is a hybrid: around eight hectares owned, plus a further thirty or so farmed under long-term arrangement. Crucially, he buys only grapes, never juice or wine, from growers whose vineyards he and his team work as though they were his own.
The vineyards
Deliberately wide. Up to fifty different wines in a year, spanning the Côte from Chassagne-Montrachet to Gevrey-Chambertin and running from regional Bourgogne to grand cru. The estate vines were certified organic in 2016, biodynamic preparations are used, and every site is ploughed.
In the glass
Whites are whole-bunch pressed, fermented on ambient yeast, and aged twelve to eighteen months in a mix of tank, barrel with no more than thirty per cent new oak, foudre, amphora and glass. They are rarely filtered and have used Diam closures since 2019. Reds are generally destemmed and raised in older wood. The signature is precision and restraint. Allen Meadows of Burghound noted the model early on: "Leroux works with vineyards he manages, owns and will also buy fruit (never juice or wine) from growers with who he can work closely." For anyone building a cellar, the village and regional wines here are a masterclass in site expression at sane money.
With Lamont’s
Offered through Lamont’s Allocation Program, generally following the September release. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
The wines
Request individual wines, or register interest in the whole estate. We will contact you when an allocation is confirmed.
The whole Domaine Benjamin Leroux range
For collectors who would consider any available Domaine Benjamin Leroux allocation, across every tier.
The range
Grand cru bottlings including Bâtard-Montrachet and Clos de la Roche
Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet premier crus
Volnay and Pommard premier crus
Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru
An extensive range of village and regional wines
2023 Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanee
2023 Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin Cazetiers 1er Cru
Release and availability
How it works
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- 2Register your interest.There is no purchase or commitment.
- 3Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
Next expected release: September. Timing is indicative and can move with the producer or the vintage. View the allocation calendar
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How allocations are offered
It records which producers and wines interest you, so we know who to contact when a release is confirmed.
Availability depends on what arrives and how many customers are waiting. In some years there is very little to go round.
Our team considers purchase history, genuine interest and intended enjoyment. We would rather a case went to someone who will open it and tell us what they thought than to whoever asked first.
Change your requests at any time from My allocation requests. Release timing moves with the producer and the vintage, so the months on the release calendar are a guide rather than a promise.
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