Maison & Domaine Leroux

Benjamin Leroux is a phenomenon. Originally from Beaune, but not born into a family of winegrowers, he became estate manager at Comte Armand in his mid-twenties and has since become world-famous for his own wines.

Although Benjamin's parents both come from Beaune, they did not run a winery there, but a flower shop. Nevertheless, Benjamin grew up with wine and was so fascinated by it from an early age that he decided to first attend agricultural college and then study oenology. Prior to this, he completed an internship with Pascal Marchand, who ran the Comte Armand winery in Pommard at the time. This internship was to be decisive for his future career. He learnt the basics of organic and biodynamic cultivation from him, and it was he who later suggested Leroux as his successor at the renowned winery. Until 1999, he worked at Domaine Drouhin in Oregon, at Cos d'Estournel, deepened his aversion to Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand, followed Louis Jadot's call and shortly afterwards moved to Comte Armand. He stayed there for 15 years and in recent years built up his side business, which became full-time in 2007.