2024, Maison Benjamin Leroux, CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET, 1er Cru, 'Les Baudines'Pale lemon yellow. A refined bouquet. You have the impression that this has been fermented with a bevy of little white stones on the palate, dancing towards a dainty finish. Drink from 2029 2033. *** 91 93 Jasper Morris MW The 2024 Chassagne Montrachet Les Baudines 1er Cru has quite a lot of reduction on the nose that is difficult to read. The palate is well balanced with fine balance. Superb energy, very tensile and detailed with a touch of spice on

kick of bitterness on the finish

savoury and mineral mouth

Purple colour with density through the middle

Leroux only made one Côte de Nuits Grand Cru in 2024 - but it's a great one

this feels like an edifice of aromas

linear finish

A fine bright crimson

this is a concentrated Grand Village with plenty of dense red and blue fruits

violets and exotic spices

it's deep and concentrated

The nose is undemonstrative but has some of the stuffing of a sound lower slope Meursault

with crisp acidity and gentle grip