Benjamin Leroux Nuits-Saint-Georges 2022

This blend of Nuits-Saint-Georges climats includes the village lieu-dit Les Allots and three Premiers Crus: Les Cailles, Aux Thorey and Les Boudots. The lion’s share, however, is drawn from Aux Herbues on the Vosne border and a parcel in the northern part of Fleurières, just south of the town. This year, Les Tuyaux, a stony terroir at the very northern end of the appellation, has joined the party. The 2022 was entirely destemmed. My notes read “Very Ben Leroux” in that it’s a wine that transcends its ‘humble’ village appellation and also offers far greater finesse than we typically associate with Nuits. It’s elegant and fine, with some classy oak, but of course, the stamp of the terroir is still there with some earthy, ferrous tannins to close.