Benjamin Leroux Morey Saint Denis 2015

Morey-Saint-Denis (often Morey-St-Denis) is a commune and corresponding appellation in the Côte de Nuits sub-region of Burgundy. The communal Morey-Saint-Denis appellation was created in December 1936.

The appellation covers the production of both red and white wines. However, the vast majority of the wines produced under the appellation are red, made from the Pinot Noir grape variety.

As a thin-skinned grape variety, Pinot Noir generally has a moderate to high acidity, a low level of phenolic compounds, low to moderate levels of soft tannins and is generally paler in color than most other red wines.

Red wines range from a pale pinkish red through to the darker tones which an interior designer might recognize as Burgundy. Color and body do not necessarily intensify as price and/or quality rises, and even the deepest examples tend to have an appealing translucence and minimal opacity in the wine's core.