Benjamin Leroux Volnay Clos de la Cave des Ducs 1er Cru 2016

【酒神 Henri Jayer 的接班人——Benjamin Leroux】

Benjamin Leroux 13歲進入伯恩釀酒學校（Lycée Viticole de Beaune）就讀，隨後在University of Dijon取得釀酒學位。年僅20歲時，他就在波爾多名莊Cos d’Estournel、大酒商Louis Jadot、美國俄勒岡以及紐西蘭等多個知名酒莊留下了工作足跡，累積了極其廣闊的國際視野。1999年，年僅24歲的他被重用，接掌了Pommard頂級名莊——Domaine Comte Armand的釀酒師及酒莊經理位置。在他的打理下，酒莊品質不僅絲毫未減，聲譽更是直線飆升，這也讓他正式在Burgundy名震天下。2007年，Benjamin Leroux創立了自己的同名酒莊，開啟了他真正的夢想篇章。

世界公認的Burgundy權威酒評家 Allen Meadows (Burghound創辦人) 讚許他為酒神Henri Jayer的接班人。Jancis Robinson和Burghound都曾指出，Benjamin Leroux是Burgundy Côte d’Or 最有天賦和博學的葡萄種植者和釀造者。

TASTING NOTE BY WINE CRITICS

The 2016 Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Caves des Ducs, which has 50% whole-bunch fruit, has a transparent, red cherry and crushed strawberry bouquet that opens with more confidence than the Les Mitans. The palate has a fine bone structure, quite focused and grainy in the mouth with a keen thread of acidity, quite stern toward the finish but you have to admire the detail here. This has great potential.

RATING BY WINE CRITICS

91-93 Points by Neal Martin, The Wine Adovocate, 2017