Benjamin Leroux’s 2022 Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières is a Chardonnay from one of Meursault’s most highly regarded premier cru sites, often ranked just behind Perrières. Leroux, a Beaune-based winemaker and négociant who launched his label in 2007, sources this cuvée from old-vine parcels in the lower Genevrières-Dessous sector (about a hectare in total), a holding that has been particularly important in his range. This is also among the last releases from these vines, which were pulled out after the 2023 vintage.

In 2022—a hot, dry year in Burgundy—Leroux’s Genevrières is described as rich but structurally sound. Neal Martin (Vinous) highlights a “well-balanced palate” with “a slightly creamy texture” and notes “grilled hazelnut and almond,” plus “a touch of vanilla pod towards the finish from the oak that will be subsumed with time,” concluding simply: “Very fine.” His 92–94 point barrel note was later published with a 94-point headline score—an excellent review that positions the wine among the stronger wines of its type in the vintage.

Decanter also awards an excellent 94 points, calling it “lovely richness without being heavy,” with “ripe apple, apricot and quince aromas,” alongside “beeswax and white flowers.” Importantly for Genevrières, Decanter emphasizes “a pronounced mineral note that also brings balance,” and describes a wine that is “dense and tightly wound for now” and “somewhat closed,” recommending patience: it “should open in three to five years.”

Jasper Morris MW (Inside Burgundy) is a touch more reserved at 91–93, finding “the nose is a little restrained” and the wine “super concentrated but not quite the finesse of my favourites in the cellar.” Even so, the through-line across reviewers is concentration, measured oak, and a style built to unfold rather than impress quickly.