Benjamin Leroux Volnay 2019 Vintage_1996 Halliday Wine Companion - 97

Halliday Wine Companion - 97 points & Top 100 Wines of 2021

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Best described as a warm site within a cool climate

This is verified by an optical eye camera which is programmed to detect whether grapes correspond to the established criteria

The Calvados AOC Pays d’Auge is obtained through a process of double distillation of cider in a traditional copper still called “alambic à repasse” (which translates as a “double distillation still”)

Benjamin Leroux Volnay 2019 Vintage_1996 Halliday Wine Companion - 97This years blend was drawn from Les Grands Champs, a site abutting the 1er Cru belt that lies below the village between Les Mitans and the D974. To this parcel, Leroux married his fruit from 1er Cru La Gigotte, which lies directly south (no Les Carelles fruit this year). There was just a little whole bunch this year (mainly from the Gigotte parcel) with Leroux picking out the best looking bunches at the sorting table. Its a super release of this wine,