New Year's Eve Warmup (State Street Manor - Chicago IL): Powerful black fruit with a richness and full mouth feel of textures. Perhaps mature for its age, but that is the 2007 vintage, and the age has brought forth so many glorious Leroy nuanced elements. Tasted double blind, I did not very well, thinking it Gevrey grand Cru base don its meatiness (not a terrible assessment for Pommard) and Grand Cru based on density (not a terrible assessment for Leroy).
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I keep going back and forth on this one. It’s a sexy, impressive profile on the nose and palate. But it is a bit forced and not backed up with a real depth of material. Super enjoyable which merits the 93 points, but seems somewhat manipulated.
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At better than the last bottle. No reduction. Fully open nose of Leroy spice, red fruit. This was very soft and easy. Nice balance, low acidity. Smooth finish
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Pretty reductive on the nose and palate. I felt this improved with air, but still was not as charming as I remember. Maybe a slightly off bottle. Having said that, pretty impressive for a Pommard village.
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12/31/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
New Year's Eve Warmup (State Street Manor - Chicago IL): Powerful black fruit with a richness and full mouth feel of textures. Perhaps mature for its age, but that is the 2007 vintage, and the age has brought forth so many glorious Leroy nuanced elements. Tasted double blind, I did not very well, thinking it Gevrey grand Cru base don its meatiness (not a terrible assessment for Pommard) and Grand Cru based on density (not a terrible assessment for Leroy).
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12/30/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
I keep going back and forth on this one. It’s a sexy, impressive profile on the nose and palate. But it is a bit forced and not backed up with a real depth of material. Super enjoyable which merits the 93 points, but seems somewhat manipulated.
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12/16/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 94 Points
At better than the last bottle. No reduction. Fully open nose of Leroy spice, red fruit. This was very soft and easy. Nice balance, low acidity. Smooth finish
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11/17/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points
Pretty reductive on the nose and palate. I felt this improved with air, but still was not as charming as I remember. Maybe a slightly off bottle. Having said that, pretty impressive for a Pommard village.
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11/16/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawed
Tasted double blind. Seemed both reductive and tired, so was shocked when unveiled because these are rare problems for Domaine Leroy.
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