July 23, 2021 - From restaurant wine list with little decant - shockingly good. Perfect seductive nose, great tension and purity. Singing Pinot.
November 8, 2019 - Richebourg 2007 - wasn’t quite PNP, but It didn’t have more than half hour before first taste. Initially quite restrained, with stemmy, minerality and touch of oak on the nose. Served alongside the extravagant 2003, it was overshadowed slightly on initial impression. However with more time, the nose evolved, became more expressive with classic Leroy notes and lovely savoury toasty notes (actually reminded me a little of LC 2011) Undoubtedly more linear and less flamboyant than the 03, but instead it exuded a zen-like balance and ethereal quality. Finishes with real energy and pizazz. Some argued this was better to drink now than the musigny01 - which goes to Show the level this 07 is playing at. I disagreed, but that’s not to take anything away from this Richebourg 07. 97 pts. Bottle no. 218/2121
July 25, 2018 - Wine Dinner # 163 - 2007 Domaine Leroy (Urbane Restaurant, Brisbane): Tasted at the 2007 Leroy dinner. A great counterpoint to the delicious RSV in this flight, the Richebourg demonstrated the robustness of its breed with a similar scented nose of black fruits, violets and spice but with an added earthiness of mushroom and beef stock that was both delicious and warming. The palate was rich with the robustness balanced with plenty of drive and structure that belied the 2007 origins. A wine that kept giving over the evening and will continue to for those fortunate enough to have this in their cellars.
March 3, 2018 - La Paulée de SF Gala Dinner (Fairmont Hotel, SF CA): Another wine where the adjectives just won't provide justice. Sensational and striking nose with intense spice, sweet red and black cherry. Aromas are endless. The palate is so rich and creamy yet lithe. More intense, persistent spice and smoke notes throughout. Wow.
March 3, 2018 - Paulee. What else but spectacular. (408/2121)
November 29, 2014 - Exceptionally powerful and coiled. Even more so than the DRC. This got better after a couple hours. Intense red and black fruit. Earth and spice. Big finish with a slight rusticity.
March 18, 2014 - Bottle No. 00003/2121 from Takashimaya, Nagoya, Japan
This bottle is better than the one we drank last month. Compact nose of Leroy with a beautiful terroir intermixed.
Structure is great, full and firm like drinking from Magnum bottle, very delicious.
The aftertaste is a kind of stunning, deep and powerful.
I decide to bring this bottle to drink today just to compare with the bottle selling outside Japan then we know that the quality is not exactly the same.
Today Bottle No. 00003 performs very good when drinking along with 2003 La Tache and 2003 La Romanee. So much different from the last time, drinking along with a sleepy 1990 La Tache and 2009 La Romanee.
Tonight's the wonderful night !!!
February 7, 2014 - Fragrant, floral, a beautiful Richbourg with a very nice finished. So sad to drink along with 1990 LT and 2009 La Romanee.
Normal vintage such as 2007 can not come across.
Next time it will be much better when drink it with other 2007 wines.