Domaine Leroy
Bourgogne Chardonnay
Burgundy, France
Deep lemon, almond oil, crushed stone. 2007 and still lively. Such good stuff.
Deep lemon, almond oil, crushed stone. 2007 and still lively. Such good stuff.
Apr 19th, 2024
An exceptional White Bourgogne - see previous Delectable notes. You wouldn’t expect anything less from Leroy. Peach and pear with minerality, acid and fruit all in balance. Of the 3 bottles I bought they have continually improved with each bottle. Wish I could afford their Premier and Grand Crus. The few I have tasted seem to be a cut above. A cuvée like Leroy Musigny is the provence of billionaires and potentates.
An exceptional White Bourgogne - see previous Delectable notes. You wouldn’t expect anything less from Leroy. Peach and pear with minerality, acid and fruit all in balance. Of the 3 bottles I bought they have continually improved with each bottle. Wish I could afford their Premier and Grand Crus. The few I have tasted seem to be a cut above. A cuvée like Leroy Musigny is the provence of billionaires and potentates.
Mar 24th, 2022Similar notes to previous bottle when posted in December 2020 but more fulsome on the palate with more stone fruit and less mineral than then. Palate showing peach and nectarine with diminished acid and salinity. Very delicious and probably worth the $115 AUD. A little cleansing citric acid to finish off.
Similar notes to previous bottle when posted in December 2020 but more fulsome on the palate with more stone fruit and less mineral than then. Palate showing peach and nectarine with diminished acid and salinity. Very delicious and probably worth the $115 AUD. A little cleansing citric acid to finish off.
Jun 4th, 2021Pale Lemon in colour. A touch of vanillin oak with green melon - restrained yet balanced - not giving a lot on nose or palate. The following night still restrained but opened up a little more revealing melons, mineral and a touch of pineapple juice. Medium minus acid. At $115 AUD for a Village Burgundy - an ambitious price, but it is Leroy. The sort of delicate, refined white Bourgogne you would expect from Mme Bize Leroy.
Pale Lemon in colour. A touch of vanillin oak with green melon - restrained yet balanced - not giving a lot on nose or palate. The following night still restrained but opened up a little more revealing melons, mineral and a touch of pineapple juice. Medium minus acid. At $115 AUD for a Village Burgundy - an ambitious price, but it is Leroy. The sort of delicate, refined white Bourgogne you would expect from Mme Bize Leroy.
Dec 21st, 2020
The nose reveals; green apple, candle wax, lime candy, pineapple, tropical melons, cream, some buttered popcorn, white peach, honeycomb, dry & fresh herbs, soft, powdery chalkiness, saline, limestone minerals, volcanics, sea fossils, steeliness, vanillin, lanolin, cheese rind with yellow lilies/flowers, jasmine and fruit blossoms.
The mouthfeel is; full, round, lush and gorgeous with high viscosity. Green apple, candle wax, lime candy, very ripe, juicy pineapple flesh, kiwi, tropical melons, cream, some buttered popcorn, white peach, honeysuckle to honey, caramel notes, dry & fresh herbs, soft, powdery chalkiness, saline, hints of dry grass, grippy limestone minerals & grey volcanics, sea fossils, white spice, steeliness, vanillin, lanolin, cheese rind with yellow lilies/flowers, jasmine and fruit blossoms. The acidity is lively and round. The finish is minutes, nicely balanced in fruit & minerality, palate penetrating white spice with some mid intensity heat.
Gets better and better as it warms and opens up.
Photos of; Lalou Bize-Leroy (aka “The Queen of Burgundy”) tending & singing to her vines, one of their amazing vineyards and their 2015 wines aging barrel.
The nose reveals; green apple, candle wax, lime candy, pineapple, tropical melons, cream, some buttered popcorn, white peach, honeycomb, dry & fresh herbs, soft, powdery chalkiness, saline, limestone minerals, volcanics, sea fossils, steeliness, vanillin, lanolin, cheese rind with yellow lilies/flowers, jasmine and fruit blossoms.
The mouthfeel is; full, round, lush and gorgeous with high viscosity. Green apple, candle wax, lime candy, very ripe, juicy pineapple flesh, kiwi, tropical melons, cream, some buttered popcorn, white peach, honeysuckle to honey, caramel notes, dry & fresh herbs, soft, powdery chalkiness, saline, hints of dry grass, grippy limestone minerals & grey volcanics, sea fossils, white spice, steeliness, vanillin, lanolin, cheese rind with yellow lilies/flowers, jasmine and fruit blossoms. The acidity is lively and round. The finish is minutes, nicely balanced in fruit & minerality, palate penetrating white spice with some mid intensity heat.
Gets better and better as it warms and opens up.
Photos of; Lalou Bize-Leroy (aka “The Queen of Burgundy”) tending & singing to her vines, one of their amazing vineyards and their 2015 wines aging barrel.
Inarguably from one of Burgundy’s top 3 producers. Here, her fabulous Bourgogne Blanc. Like Coche, drinks well above its level and especially so from 2017. Exceptional balance, energy and intensity. Honeydew melon, crushed stone, a drizzle of wildflower honey and hints of lemon curd. Its depth is outstanding for Bourgogne. A beauty.
Inarguably from one of Burgundy’s top 3 producers. Here, her fabulous Bourgogne Blanc. Like Coche, drinks well above its level and especially so from 2017. Exceptional balance, energy and intensity. Honeydew melon, crushed stone, a drizzle of wildflower honey and hints of lemon curd. Its depth is outstanding for Bourgogne. A beauty.
May 30th, 2020
Always, always overdelivers. Supply running short. Please send more. Lol. Nice Sunday. Hope everyone is drinking well.
Always, always overdelivers. Supply running short. Please send more. Lol. Nice Sunday. Hope everyone is drinking well.
May 4th, 2020Always love this Bourgogne. Posing as a villages level most of the time...
Always love this Bourgogne. Posing as a villages level most of the time...
Jul 14th, 2019
All day long, every damn day. Rock solid entry level Leroy that will age gracefully. Solid core of clean fruit and some chalk on the finish.
All day long, every damn day. Rock solid entry level Leroy that will age gracefully. Solid core of clean fruit and some chalk on the finish.
Feb 13th, 2019