2023 Benjamin Leroux Meursault Les Vireuils

“Benjamin’s whites have been consistently fine over the years, but in 2023 I was particularly struck by the quality of his reds. He seems to have read the vintage just right, to make wines with classy fruit and purity, with enough structure to have some ageing potential.”
- Jasper Morris MW

Overview:
This high-grown wine is a favourite among followers of this producer (including us). Spread across three parcels, Leroux has worked with the same 0.77 hectares of vines since 2002 (before 2007, he made the same wine at Comte Armand). Les Vireuils is an east-facing, late-ripening site with pure, rocky, limestone soils and some flint. Leroux’s vines, around 45 years of age, are situated in Vireuils Dessus—one of the higher sites of Meursault sitting above the renowned Les Chevalières and Rougeots lieux-dits. This is one of the best areas for village-level wines in Meursault and it shows.

90-92 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Slightly troubled still after racking. A nuttier note to the nose, less ready. Good acidity here, some hillside tension and good length. Not in as ready a state to taste, but very promising and with a long finish. Drink from 2028-2033.