Domaine Leroy
Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Burgundy, France
Nose of; sweet & sour dark cherries, some fruit liqueur and alcohol notes, macerated; blackberries, blackberries, blueberries, black plum, plum & strawberries. Cinnamon, vanilla, sweet, rich, moist, dark earth, very light spice, some black licorice, crushed dry powdery limestone, fresh & dry dark red florals, red roses and violets. The palate is full medium and gorgeously round. The tannins still have some teeth. It’s a good time to have our last 2000 of this wine. Ripe, sweet & sour; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, black plum, plum, blue fruit notes, touch of prune, & black raspberries. Light cinnamon & vanilla, sweet, rich, moist, dark earth, very light spice, some black licorice, fruit liqueur notes, black tea, crushed dry limestone, soft volcanic minerals with an edge as they set, some bramble, fresh & dry dark red florals, red roses and violets. The acidity is like Niagara. The structure, tension, balance and length is rock solid. The finish is; long, elegant and beautiful. The thing I like about the Domaine Leroy Village wines is that they basically make it very similarly to their wines that cost in excess of $800-$1500 upon release. However, their Village wine is around $50 if you buy it right. The difference in their village wines are the vineyard sites, but once the fruit gets to the Domaine, the grapes are handled in a very similar fashion. All sites separately fermented. Great wine and even better value. Lalou Bize-Leroy (mid right photo) still owns 25% of DRC. Lalou was once also the managing Director of DRC as well. She stepped aside over differences of opinion regarding yields and being completely biodynamic. Lalou prefers very low yields. Domaine Leroy is completely biodynamic. Lalou Bize-Leroy also has her own vine training method and all pruning is done strictly by hand. Additionally, she believes in the benefits of singing to her vines (her babies) daily. Lalou Bize-Leroy is and will forever be a legend in Burgundy as she has been deemed “The Queen of Burgundy!”
Nose of; sweet & sour dark cherries, some fruit liqueur and alcohol notes, macerated; blackberries, blackberries, blueberries, black plum, plum & strawberries. Cinnamon, vanilla, sweet, rich, moist, dark earth, very light spice, some black licorice, crushed dry powdery limestone, fresh & dry dark red florals, red roses and violets. The palate is full medium and gorgeously round. The tannins still have some teeth. It’s a good time to have our last 2000 of this wine. Ripe, sweet & sour; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, black plum, plum, blue fruit notes, touch of prune, & black raspberries. Light cinnamon & vanilla, sweet, rich, moist, dark earth, very light spice, some black licorice, fruit liqueur notes, black tea, crushed dry limestone, soft volcanic minerals with an edge as they set, some bramble, fresh & dry dark red florals, red roses and violets. The acidity is like Niagara. The structure, tension, balance and length is rock solid. The finish is; long, elegant and beautiful. The thing I like about the Domaine Leroy Village wines is that they basically make it very similarly to their wines that cost in excess of $800-$1500 upon release. However, their Village wine is around $50 if you buy it right. The difference in their village wines are the vineyard sites, but once the fruit gets to the Domaine, the grapes are handled in a very similar fashion. All sites separately fermented. Great wine and even better value. Lalou Bize-Leroy (mid right photo) still owns 25% of DRC. Lalou was once also the managing Director of DRC as well. She stepped aside over differences of opinion regarding yields and being completely biodynamic. Lalou prefers very low yields. Domaine Leroy is completely biodynamic. Lalou Bize-Leroy also has her own vine training method and all pruning is done strictly by hand. Additionally, she believes in the benefits of singing to her vines (her babies) daily. Lalou Bize-Leroy is and will forever be a legend in Burgundy as she has been deemed “The Queen of Burgundy!”
2 people found it helpfulDec 31st, 2017It's CA Pinot and Burgundy night! Sour/tart/dark cooked fruits. Dark cherries, ripe but tart raspberries, underripe blackberries/seeds, irony minerals, chalk, light black earth followed by wet pebbles with ripe black plum, dry fig and a blueberry pancake finish. An elegant bottling hand stamped from Queen of Burgundy. She even makes magic within their village level terroir. Trust the Winemaker!!!
It's CA Pinot and Burgundy night! Sour/tart/dark cooked fruits. Dark cherries, ripe but tart raspberries, underripe blackberries/seeds, irony minerals, chalk, light black earth followed by wet pebbles with ripe black plum, dry fig and a blueberry pancake finish. An elegant bottling hand stamped from Queen of Burgundy. She even makes magic within their village level terroir. Trust the Winemaker!!!
2 people found it helpfulOct 24th, 2015
2000
2000
1 person found it helpfulMay 21st, 2014
Drank with amazing meal at Sepia. Duck breast dish was a total food and wine wet dream. Also good with the octopus with nuts and veg course. It is really at peak, maybe not the most dense, but really pretty bouquet that is still slow to unveil the tertiary charm. Probably holds for a 5 years at this level, but should show nicely on its slow moving decline, as the fruit is still so pronounced. Leroy kills!
Drank with amazing meal at Sepia. Duck breast dish was a total food and wine wet dream. Also good with the octopus with nuts and veg course. It is really at peak, maybe not the most dense, but really pretty bouquet that is still slow to unveil the tertiary charm. Probably holds for a 5 years at this level, but should show nicely on its slow moving decline, as the fruit is still so pronounced. Leroy kills!
May 26th, 2017
Had it June 2011.
Shiny ruby.
Lean and elegant nose of ribes, blackberry, iron, tobacco, leather. Very queffable, savoury (above all irony), but not very long. I assume it is just a village from a not exactly exceptional vintage...still not cheap for what it is.
Had it June 2011.
Shiny ruby.
Lean and elegant nose of ribes, blackberry, iron, tobacco, leather. Very queffable, savoury (above all irony), but not very long. I assume it is just a village from a not exactly exceptional vintage...still not cheap for what it is.
Absolutely delicious and crunchy. Still alive and kicking for an older Bourgogne.
Absolutely delicious and crunchy. Still alive and kicking for an older Bourgogne.
Sep 5th, 2015This is the 2000 version at Little Bird. Has 14-year-old Leroy on is there a list? It started to open up nicely.
This is the 2000 version at Little Bird. Has 14-year-old Leroy on is there a list? It started to open up nicely.
Nov 15th, 2014
Lively earthiness and juiciness .
Lively earthiness and juiciness .
Aug 3rd, 2013
Bottle variation, shoddy corks, stewed fruits, still alive, fun to taste.
Bottle variation, shoddy corks, stewed fruits, still alive, fun to taste.
Aug 13th, 2016