Aux Allots
Aux Allots covers 7.96ha of vineyards. There is a rich clay soil here with plenty of water from small springs – probably the name derives from a reference to water (à l’eau ?) – providing ample-bodied red Pinot Noir Nuits St Georges wines. This type of soil does better in drier years when it retains water, but would suffer in a wetter vintage.
Leading producers include: Domaines Remoriquet, Leroy and Bertrand Machard de Gramont
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Benjamin Leroux,
Ready, but will improve,
Glowing a mid-purple, this is beautiful juice and demonstrates exquisite balance from vines over 50 years old. Very concentrated in a fine boned way, with some dark red fruit, good acid balance and lovely persistence, the texture is very impressive. Benjamin has worked with the producer to reduce crop levels and it has paid off.
Jasper Morris MW - Burgundy Buyer
Jasper Morris MW - Burgundy Buyer
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Benjamin Leroux,
Ready, but will improve,
The small town of Nuits-St-Georges which lends its name to the Côte de Nuits, has a fine vinous history. In 1693 Dr Guy-Crescent Fagon, doctor to Louis XIV, prescribed Nuits rather than Champagne for his master’s health. Jules Verne, in his Voyage around the Moon, has his heroes celebrating with a bottle of ‘fine Nuits’. This astronautical bond was strengthened in 1971 when the Apollo XV team named a moon crater ‘St Georges’, even burying a bottle therein.
While Nuits can make powerful, rugged red Burgundy, the most sensual wines come on the north side of the villahe, heading towards Vosne-Romanée. There is a rich clay soil in Les Allots with plenty of water from small springs – probably the name derives from a reference to water (à l’eau ?). This type of soil does well in warmer, drier years such as 2009 when it retains water. The wine has been made by Benjamin Leroux, rising or perhaps now risen star of Burgundy. As well as being in charge of the Domaine du Comte Armand in Pommard, he has been making first rate wines under his own label since 2007. Jasper Morris MW, BBR Burgundy Wine Director
While Nuits can make powerful, rugged red Burgundy, the most sensual wines come on the north side of the villahe, heading towards Vosne-Romanée. There is a rich clay soil in Les Allots with plenty of water from small springs – probably the name derives from a reference to water (à l’eau ?). This type of soil does well in warmer, drier years such as 2009 when it retains water. The wine has been made by Benjamin Leroux, rising or perhaps now risen star of Burgundy. As well as being in charge of the Domaine du Comte Armand in Pommard, he has been making first rate wines under his own label since 2007. Jasper Morris MW, BBR Burgundy Wine Director
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Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
As far as supply is concerned it’s a topsy turvy position in 2012. Overall, Ben has made plenty of wine but some cuvées are missing this year. The best volumes are with the Chassagne-Montrachet Premiers Crus, which are always a strong point chez Benjamin. From a standing start in 2007 Benjamin has made truly exciting progress, and has grown his business a little more quickly than expected as great opportunities have come his way. Yet each year he still doesn’t seem to have quite enough wine to satisfy demand.