ProducerBenjamin Leroux

Steady growth at this successful maison: Benjamin’s own vineyard holdings have expanded to over 7 ha (plus 16 ha under contract). He is one of the best winemakers in Burgundy, and although he makes nearly fifty different wines, they are of an astonishingly high standard.

RegionBurgundy & Chablis Wine Region, France

Burgundy has always fascinated and frustrated in equal measure. For every eulogising, life-changing proclamation from someone realising wine nirvana, there is some poor soul somewhere bashing their head in perplexity. At its best, Burgundy can provide the ultimate- the transcendental, mystifying, unexplainable pleasure that only truly great wine can bring. But at its worst, it can be an expensive mistake, bring disillusion and even provoke anger.

For sure, Burgundy is not the region of choice for the unadventurous or risk averse! How then to navigate the minefield? Our advice has always...