Benjamin Leroux Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2016 1.5L

• Size: 0.15 ha (0.37 ac)
• Variety: Pinot Noir
• Vine Age: Planted in 1965
• Terroir: Mid-slope, shallow, rocky limestone-rich soil
• Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
• Vinification: ⅓ whole-cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation, 15 days maceration. Aged for 18 months in oak barrel (33% new), unfined, unfiltered.

Bright, dark red. Medicinal red cherry and pungent chalky minerality on the nose. Wonderfully silky and juicy on entry, then precise and sharply delineated in the middle palate, with the sappy red cherry and wild herb flavors given added punch by crushed-stone minerality. Really stunning perfume and lift in the mouth. Finishes with terrific energy and subtle rising length.