Benjamin Leroux Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2023 dry-river Very little plunging

Very little plunging

melon and quince characters

The wine that defined Gunderloch in the past

Intense ripe passionfruit flavours explode across the palate with notions of green apple

5 hectares in local villages amongst the Rhone hills

Benjamin Leroux Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2023 dry-river Very little plungingThis is now a flagship wine for Leroux, who works 1. 5 of the 2. 2 hectares of Chardonnay available. Lerouxs vines average 50 years old and are biodynamically certified. This is perhaps Bens most extreme and rocky terroir. While it lies at high altitude (320 to 350 metres) and endures bitterly cold winters, the vineyard picks up plenty of sun during the summer. Listening to Leroux talk about Blagny, he clearly loves the Saint Aubin style terroir. He