Lalou Bize Leroy

Lalou Bize-Leroy

Les Clous Auxey-Duresses Chardonnay 2004

Bottle 985 of 2109. Not fair that we can not rate D’auvenay higher than 10….what a wines again and again. — 5 months ago

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Lalou Bize-Leroy

Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir

Uma aula oflativa, gustativa e táctil do porquê a Borgonha é o fim da estrada — 3 years ago

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Lalou Bize-Leroy

Domaine d'Auvenay Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2002

D’Auvenay Richebourg Dinner — 4 years ago

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Domaine Leroy

Bourgogne Chardonnay 2015

David T
9.2

The nose reveals, mashed, sour, candied/liqueured, meyer lemon, very ripe, pineapple, golden apple, lime skin, & green apple w/ almost no skin, fresh, herbal qualities, honey, beeswax, vanillin, warm caramel, limestone minerals, soft chalkiness, wet stone with yellow lilies and florals and mixed greens.

The body is; round, rich, bold, thick & waxy. It is gorgeous over the palate. Mashed, sour, candied/liqueured, meyer lemon, grapefruit pulp, dry & candied pineapple, golden apple, key lime, stone fruit, tangerine & green apple w/ almost no skin, fresh, herbal qualities, honey, beeswax, vanillin, warm caramel, toffee, marmalade, white spice, limestone minerals, soft chalkiness, wet stone, dusty dry rocks, saline notes with yellow lilies, white florals & mixed greens. The acidity is, beautifully, round & phat. The rich, ruby, heather honied, well balanced/polished finish delicious & lingers well.

Photos of; two aspect views of Domaine Leroy & Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy (The Queen of Burgundy) in her precious vineyards. She all about bio-dynamic, lower yields, prunes by hand and sings to her vines. And, who could argue her success.
— 5 years ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Nice, classy stuff you found tonight 👍
We have some '15 of the rouge version.
David T

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Some of the best value White Burgundy in 2015. Still have 3 bottles of the 2015 rouge to evolve over the next decade.
Stephen Pierron

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@David T I remember her from "A Year in Burgundy".... definitely want to try her wines...

Lalou Bize-Leroy

Les Boutonniers Auxey-Duresses Chardonnay 1989

Best wine ever! And ever, and ever, and ever. — 3 years ago

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Lalou Bize-Leroy

Les Folatieres Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 1990

Tasted blind. Medium gold color. Killer old white burg nose. Notes of lemon creme, white dry soil, some spice, a little honey. Rich and powerful in the mouth. Some fine acidity on the finish causes some pucker. Very interesting overall profile, and my guess is I’ve never had this before which is accurate. I go with a 95 Corton Charlie as a guess. The power and great mouthfeel expanded as this absorbed air over the afternoon. Each sip better than the last. — 4 years ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Impressive bottle 👍

Lalou Bize-Leroy

En La Richarde Puligny-Montrachet Chardonnay 1999

D’Auvenay Richebourg Dinner — 4 years ago

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Domaine Leroy

Bourgogne Gamay 2019

consensus WOTN. Lalou knows. — 3 years ago

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Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Delectable Wine
9.8

When I tasted the 2018 Pontet-Canet in barrel I described it as a "freak of nature." The 2018 is more than that, it is a freak of nature. Made from yields of just ten hectoliters per hectare, the 2018 possesses off the charts richness, phenomenal balance and head-spinning intensity. Crushed red berries, flowers, mint, cedar and rose petal saturate the palate in a Pauillac of breath-taking richness. The silkiest of tannins frame the phenomenally pure, long finish. This is a towering achievement from the Tesseron family and former Technical Director Jean-Michel Comme, who together spearheaded biodynamic farming in Bordeaux and built the present-day estate around a philosophy of non-interventionalist winemaking. In 2018, grapes were crushed solely by hand. Because of the tiny yields, the entire production was vinified in Pontet-Canet's new smaller concrete vats. All winemaking was done manually, without the aid of external temperature control or electricity. Put in another way, if Lalou Bize-Leroy made Bordeaux, it would taste like this. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2021)
— 3 years ago

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Lalou Bize-Leroy

Les Gouttes d'Or Meursault 1er Cru Chardonnay 2006

D’Auvenay Richebourg Dinner — 4 years ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Gouttes d’Or is my personal fave 1er Cru. Haven’t had one in years, though.