Benjamin Leroux Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Haut Jarrons 2019 Brand_Vok Wine Front

Wine Front

For chief winemaker John Kavanagh there is nothing more important than endeavouring to produce wines that display the characteristics of their vineyard source

Very gentle plunging and extended time on skins post-ferment enabled the silky

herbal and savoury notes with a touch of white pepper

– Layered and luxurious

Benjamin Leroux Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Haut Jarrons 2019 Brand_Vok Wine FrontThe vines here are owned by one of Lerouxs close friends and are sited in the heart of the 1er Cru on the east facing, Beaune side of Savigny. This is the area from where the most elegant Savigny wines tend to deriveand this vintage is typically in that vein. Like most of the terrain in the Cte dOr, the soils here are clay limestone, but the clay here is light and sandy. So, although theres more flesh here than in the villages cuveas you might