Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Cave des Ducs 2023 petes-pure Unusually complex for Ribolla it

Unusually complex for Ribolla it is elegant and cleasing

with beautifully crisp

The wine walks a measured line between tension and weight

It is a vibrant blend of approximately 62% Shiraz and 38% Grenache from some special little vineyard pockets

Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Cave des Ducs 2023 petes-pure Unusually complex for Ribolla itOne of the signature cuves of the Leroux stable, Clos de la Cave des Ducs is a 0. 64 hectare monopole owned by the family of Lerouxs right hand man, Jean Charles Carr. Its a wine that was rarely seen before Leroux started bottling this wine in 2007. Its Volnays highest 1er Cru and has fine, light soils that typically produce wines of great delicacy. The vines are up to 80 years old (an average age of 50 years) and include some 20 year old mass