Benjamin Leroux 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin "La Perriere" 1er Cru 750ml

Good medium red. Sexy aromas and flavors of raspberry, strawberry, rose petal and crushed-stone minerality complicated by spicy oak. Wonderfully precise and light on its feet; this is a bedrock wine from a quarry but the fruit was picked a week before the Goulots and the combination of minerality and higher acidity gives it terrific lift. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and excellent length.

Score: (91-93) points -- Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Nov 2017