Benjamin Leroux Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2023 dry-river The wine that defined Gunderloch

The wine that defined Gunderloch in the past

5 hectares in local villages amongst the Rhone hills

Maxime has now established his own estate

as the gap north towards the Toloño allows ingress of strong north winds from the Atlantic

From 1998 to 2000

Benjamin Leroux Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois 2023 dry-river The wine that defined GunderlochThis is now a flagship wine for Leroux, who works 1. 5 of the 2. 2 hectares of Chardonnay available. Lerouxs vines average 50 years old and are biodynamically certified. This is perhaps Bens most extreme and rocky terroir. While it lies at high altitude (320 to 350 metres) and endures bitterly cold winters, the vineyard picks up plenty of sun during the summer. Listening to Leroux talk about Blagny, he clearly loves the Saint Aubin style terroir. He