Benjamin Leroux Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne 2023 domaine-michel-lafarge A welcome return of winter

A welcome return of winter rainfall — including over 100mm in both June and July — replenished soils and dams after several dry years

this wine will develop in the bottle for 15 to 20 years

which are traditional grape varieties from the Loire

Intense black cherry

fish curry

Benjamin Leroux Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne 2023 domaine-michel-lafarge A welcome return of winterBen has made a single barrel, from vines planted in Les Languettes, facing south east in the Aloxe Corton sector of the hill. The nose is rich, with ripe peach and apricot notes. The palate is firmer and more mineral, with a grippy slab of dry stone at the end. The taut, mineral finish should allow for a decade or so of ageing.