July 11, 2023 - Epic 04 Night-
Rousseau Chambertin- Very pretty upfront. Beautifully pitched nose of sweet berry, underbrush, earth, very well layered. A touch of green but not off putting. Palate is more structured then the Leroy but not as big as the RSV. Drinking great now. Hints of green on the palate but overall great balance. The bottle had character.
DRC RSV- Darkest and spiciest of the 4. No perceptible green on the nose or palate. The youngest tasting and most structured. Ever changing flavor profile of layered dark berries, spice, and floral. More regal than the Rousseau and delicious but not quite as open.
Leroy Vosne- Explosive ethereal Leroy nose of sweet berry, spice, and earth. I've had the fortune to follow this since release and the nose is always so distinctive. Such heady perfume. Lightest wine in appearance and palate. This had some astringency on the end that stood out. I've found some bottle variation on these.
Vogue Moose- Opened late in the tasting and probably suffered as a result. Greenest of the bottles. Good length, good flavor impact, but definitely overshadowed by the others.
BDM CC- POXED
December 31, 2022 - Incredibly expressive on the nose with very tart red fruit, iron and notes of pickle juice. This all rounded out over about three hours, but the palate was excruciatingly tart. Incredible spice and great texture and balance but again, just overwhelmingly tart. I’ve had better bottles of this wine.
May 2, 2022 - Azura. Stem floral aromatics, touch of coffee bean. It’s still pretty good, but drying out even further versus couple years ago. Should be drunk. (9353/20405)
August 27, 2021 - Typical Leroy aromatics, but bit confusing to discern cuvee given a palate that is more Chambolle than Vosne. Good, not great. 18629/20405.
August 27, 2021 - Leroy Week; 8/24/2021-8/27/2021 (Hong Kong): Served blind, 18629/20405. As with rest of the flight, it started very Leroy, lychee, cherry, oh-so-spicy. New pours isolate some different characters, even higher & more lacy acidity, linear, drier tannins. It is Vosne but not so much more so than the rest on the nose, so we really had to rely on the palate to guess, and were all wrong. I was deciding between Chambolle and NSG, and it was hard to tell from the tannin structure that this is what happens from mixing Richebourg and a lot of village juice. Great wine, of course, but totally different from my experience where I used to like this cuvée the most. 94-95
August 3, 2021 - I still like these, but most bottles are on a downward slope. Very enjoyable, but drink up.
July 18, 2021 - The Best Burgundy Red I have ever tasted until now...
Seductive and endless floral nose with a tiny bit of candied fruit , and with sheer texture in the mouth.
The wine was at its prime, I'm so lucky to observe its best aspect , because the bottle variation of this wine is huge.
May 15, 2021 - Spectacular noise - burst of strawberries - while troubled color very impressive taste of blood orange - somewhat funky finish - faded after 45 min - followed by a 95 Lalande which was solid but comparatively boring
March 12, 2021 - A spice bomb nose you can smell all day. Silken, sweet, packed with filigree spiced minerals that finishes long. Very harmonious and lush, drinking so sensuously pleasurable. I know Leroy VR 04 is known to be inconsistent, this must be one of the best sample ever.
January 5, 2021 - Suite Leroy Dinner (Hong Kong): 08850/20405. Declassified Richebourg, RSV, Beaux Monts, Brûlées and village Genaivrières. Pronounced sour cherry, creamy vanilla, citrus, lychee, cinnamon, sweet, toasted nut, wood branch, roasted meat, undertoned florals and greenness before sweet. So so ethereal and so so precise. Palate is profound, with incredibly deep heat and fruit-driven acidity that is in perfect harmony. Best examples of regal Vosne grand crus, but so approachable like a Vosne village. I am liking this over other cuvées of this vintage. 95-96