1988 Domaine Leroy Richebourg

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  12/31/2023 - Viking444 Likes this wine: 99 Points

  The 1988 Domaine Leroy Richebourg was a sensation to drink. In true Leroy style there was about an 1/8" of mold growing on top of the cork which has been on pretty much every older bottle of Leroy I have opened. The bouquet was great right out of the bottle with a lot of old cherry fruit from a 35 year old, along with that Burgundy funk that I adore. This was stunning at the first sip and only got better over the next 4 hours (didn't decant, just in bottle). I would put this in the top 3 Red Burgundies that I have ever tasted (along with 1990 La Tache and 1992 Leroy Musigny) Opened 12/30/23 with friends and paired with Chuys fajitas and Queso (fight me).

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  2/8/2023 - AValdes Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drank vs 89 Leroy RSV. The RSV came out of the gates stronger: the Riche had a little funk on the pop while RSV gave more signature aromatics. After an hour, the Richebourg woke up, unfurled some spice and showed off a long finish. The color showed some age but it was still bright and only a little thinning at the rim.

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  2/13/2021 - Bobby Burgundy Does not like this wine: 92 Points

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  10/18/2020 - englishman's claret wrote:

  Very nice and, blind, I guessed 1989 without 1988 crossing my mind. No austerity here - lots of ripe, dried cherry and cranberry, wonderful autumn baking spices, rose. Lovely, complete if without the dynamic impact to push it to the next level. Served at the very end of the night so I won’t formally score this but my impression was 94ish

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  3/28/2018 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points

  Sothebys. Not as good as her wines from early 1990s. Translucent ruby yes, but also sour stinky aromas and acidic palate. (189+190/2292)

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