Bénédicte Leroy and her husband Manu Leroy are highly regarded at Dirty Vine. The land they farm in Essoyes, Champagne, was purchased by her family in 1975 to raise sheep. Grapes were also planted and farmed, but they were eventually sold off to other local winemakers. In 2009, when her father was about to retire, Bénédicte and Manu took over the farm with the condition that they would farm organically and produce their own wine. They have done just that ever since. They received their organic certification in 2013, followed by biodynamic certification in 2014. The winery has been sulfur-free since 2013.

Driven by their passion for farming, Bénédicte and Manu have created a self-sustaining ecosystem around their vineyards, providing for both their family (who live on the property) and their animals.

The spring frost of 2021 was quite devastating, resulting in a loss of some of their fruit. In response, they harvested the remaining fruit from their domaine’s plots and supplemented it with donated grapes from a friend in the Côte des Bar, resulting in this unique vintage. As with all their wines, it is made using natural yeast, with no fining, filtering, or added liqueur.