What are the flagship cuvées of the Richard Leroy estate and what sets them apart?
The Richard Leroy estate offers two dry chenin blanc cuvées sourced exclusively from its own plots: the Clos des Rouliers and the Noëls de Montbenault. The Clos des Rouliers, from a 0.7-hectare plot on sandy gritstone schist, offers a more immediate profile, with saline tension and aromas of fresh quince and almond. The Noëls de Montbenault, produced on two hectares of rhyolitic volcanic rock with fifty-year-old vines, is a denser and more austere cuvée, aged 18 months in new oak. Both wines have been marketed as IGP Vin de France since 2008, following deep disagreements with the INAO.
