Translucent ruby with trace of garnet. Fabulous opulent fragrance of ripe strawberries and earth. Welterweight density, red fruit flavors, no astringency. Pretty perfect for the year and cru. I don’t think there is anywhere up for this to go but it will probably hold for a while.
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Highly spicy nose. Some stemmy notes but not bothersome. Would think this is high whole cluster. Bring it. Rich and drinking young. Good mid palate and persistent finish with lots of complex flavors of dark cherry, red candy, forest floor and some ash. This wine is built to last as its drinking like it just entered its window.
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Five Decades of Leroy (Charlie Bird): Nicely maturing, maybe a touch reductive, red cherry. A bit of wood varnish still holding on. Lots of sous bois, a touch of brett, loads of spice. Showing pleasant development with more air: hint of farm. Still great.
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95 is not a leroy vintage. Nose is floral wih potburri, red fruit and flowers. Palate is simple and light for a leroy prem cru. Drinking at peak. It drinks more like a village than prem cru.
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Leroy's secret sauce was evident from the first whiff, what a glorious perfume. This could never be mistaken for anything other than a Vosne Romanee of the highest order. Needed some time for the palate to unfold its many layers. I adore this wine, it's reference standard Burgundy and an absolute honor to be able to drink.
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Wedged between the Grand Crus of Echézeaux to the North and Richebourg just one "lieu dit" away to the South this beautifully made Premier Cru almost tastes more like it borders Clos de la Roche or Bonnes Mares. Red berry compilation with cumin seed and white pepper spices, some vegetal tones such as celery root and dry mulch with higher notes of jasmine and tobacco leaf. Light and evanescent with fresh tannins and acidity on the palate yielding a satisfying finish.
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Stunning, as it is every time I've been privileged to taste this wine. Remarkable floral and spice aroma, balanced beautiful midpalate and long, elegant finish. Absolutely monumental wine, a textbook Burgundy.
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Bodacious Bootylicious Burgundies for a Birthday Boy (Patina DTLA): Have had this wine a number of times and was surprised how closed up it was on the nose. The palate was roaring like a proud lion after 30 seconds of love making but the nose just wasn't there. Fortunately the boldness and complexity of the earthy dark fruit pie of a palate made up for the lack of nose. Such density and weight and that typical rustic savage flavor from the early domaine leroys
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Initially a somewhat subdued nose that required a bit of coaxing, but then really opened up into an intriguing mix of drying red cherries, dry leather, and dark spices, cinnamon and brown sugar. Baking and doughy notes emerge later on in addition to some woods. Elegant while still delivering a good bit of power. Great balance of fruits, minerals, and earth with nearly perfectly integrated tannins. Palate delivers cherry, leathers, and mild tobacco. A really beautiful bottle.
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Very dark, lean and full of compact yet totally unrevealing nuances. Mostly subtle dark fruit, meat, tear and spice on the nose. The palate gave up much more and while this was a very sound wine, there was zero excitement.
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Killing baby Burgundies at the Playground (Playground , Santa Ana, CA): This wine is so complete and balanced right now after a hour or two opened. It throws off copious amounts of red fruit, black tea leaves, earth with cooling acidity uplifting all the flavors as it just expanded across the palate. Big contrast to the 92 I had the week before that had that same beautiful leroy BM acidity but without that fruit to back it up.
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A really enchanting spice/earth nose with sweet fruit and some unresolved alcohol in the beginning. The palate was open, sweet, and well balanced. The unresolved alcohol integrated after 2 hours to become a complete wine with some additional black tea component emerging. Delicious.
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Medium red color with slight brownish rim. Typical Leroy floral nose with lots of spices, ripe fruit, in fact in the beginning a little harsh, alcohol and unresolved tannins. With time the balance came back, nose with a small amount of candied fruit behind the flowers, elegant and fine. But next to the Brulees 95, this wine does not have as much power or focus, slightly lacking in concentration. In its prime now.
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A marvekous wine right now, that will continue to be great for a few more years. Perfumy appealing armors. Concentrated, big, very typical. Huge mouthful of goodness. Truly a great one at a really sweet point
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Dark color with a light rim at the glass meniscal interface. At first a little muted, but opened up over one hour. It showed red fruit, mostly cherry, lots of dusty minerality, as well as sous bois and spicy nuances. Medium bodied in the mouth and solidly built tannins that have pretty good grip. The acidity was high, but in balance with the wine. Drink our hold.
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Top Flight Burgundy in DC - Respects to President Ford (Washington DC - Cafe 15): Now beginning full maturity this thrilling wine gives oodles of cherry, soy, spices, leather, and something I can only describe as dumpling dipping sauce. Amazingly, underneath all these flavors was a bright backbone that helped bring this wine to life. I imagine that this fantastic premiere cru will hold this plateau for another 10 years.
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11/16/2017 - PGIF Likes this wine: 91 Points
Translucent ruby with trace of garnet. Fabulous opulent fragrance of ripe strawberries and earth. Welterweight density, red fruit flavors, no astringency. Pretty perfect for the year and cru. I don’t think there is anywhere up for this to go but it will probably hold for a while.
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9/28/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 95 Points
Highly spicy nose. Some stemmy notes but not bothersome. Would think this is high whole cluster. Bring it. Rich and drinking young. Good mid palate and persistent finish with lots of complex flavors of dark cherry, red candy, forest floor and some ash. This wine is built to last as its drinking like it just entered its window.
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9/27/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Five Decades of Leroy (Charlie Bird): Nicely maturing, maybe a touch reductive, red cherry. A bit of wood varnish still holding on. Lots of sous bois, a touch of brett, loads of spice. Showing pleasant development with more air: hint of farm. Still great.
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9/7/2017 - Burgnick wrote: 91 Points
95 is not a leroy vintage. Nose is floral wih potburri, red fruit and flowers. Palate is simple and light for a leroy prem cru. Drinking at peak. It drinks more like a village than prem cru.
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5/13/2017 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Leroy's secret sauce was evident from the first whiff, what a glorious perfume. This could never be mistaken for anything other than a Vosne Romanee of the highest order. Needed some time for the palate to unfold its many layers. I adore this wine, it's reference standard Burgundy and an absolute honor to be able to drink.
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1/20/2017 - ChambertinMan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wedged between the Grand Crus of Echézeaux to the North and Richebourg just one "lieu dit" away to the South this beautifully made Premier Cru almost tastes more like it borders Clos de la Roche or Bonnes Mares. Red berry compilation with cumin seed and white pepper spices, some vegetal tones such as celery root and dry mulch with higher notes of jasmine and tobacco leaf. Light and evanescent with fresh tannins and acidity on the palate yielding a satisfying finish.
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5/14/2016 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Stunning, as it is every time I've been privileged to taste this wine. Remarkable floral and spice aroma, balanced beautiful midpalate and long, elegant finish. Absolutely monumental wine, a textbook Burgundy.
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2/7/2016 - FYC wrote:
Very muted on the nose. Dark fruits on the palate, lot of weight and soft texture. Pleasant but not as exciting as the other two Leroys that night.
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2/6/2016 - clayfu wrote:
Bodacious Bootylicious Burgundies for a Birthday Boy (Patina DTLA): Have had this wine a number of times and was surprised how closed up it was on the nose. The palate was roaring like a proud lion after 30 seconds of love making but the nose just wasn't there. Fortunately the boldness and complexity of the earthy dark fruit pie of a palate made up for the lack of nose. Such density and weight and that typical rustic savage flavor from the early domaine leroys
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12/11/2015 - Alex G. wrote:
Gorgeous, sexy nose. Tea, plum, spice. Dark color. A+ amazing to the last drop, a favorite of the group.
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10/12/2015 - The Vines That Bind Likes this wine: 94 Points
Initially a somewhat subdued nose that required a bit of coaxing, but then really opened up into an intriguing mix of drying red cherries, dry leather, and dark spices, cinnamon and brown sugar. Baking and doughy notes emerge later on in addition to some woods. Elegant while still delivering a good bit of power. Great balance of fruits, minerals, and earth with nearly perfectly integrated tannins. Palate delivers cherry, leathers, and mild tobacco. A really beautiful bottle.
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6/10/2015 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points
Very dark, lean and full of compact yet totally unrevealing nuances. Mostly subtle dark fruit, meat, tear and spice on the nose. The palate gave up much more and while this was a very sound wine, there was zero excitement.
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4/26/2013 - clayfu wrote:
Killing baby Burgundies at the Playground (Playground , Santa Ana, CA): This wine is so complete and balanced right now after a hour or two opened. It throws off copious amounts of red fruit, black tea leaves, earth with cooling acidity uplifting all the flavors as it just expanded across the palate. Big contrast to the 92 I had the week before that had that same beautiful leroy BM acidity but without that fruit to back it up.
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4/25/2013 - FYC wrote:
A really enchanting spice/earth nose with sweet fruit and some unresolved alcohol in the beginning. The palate was open, sweet, and well balanced. The unresolved alcohol integrated after 2 hours to become a complete wine with some additional black tea component emerging. Delicious.
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4/21/2013 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium red color with slight brownish rim. Typical Leroy floral nose with lots of spices, ripe fruit, in fact in the beginning a little harsh, alcohol and unresolved tannins. With time the balance came back, nose with a small amount of candied fruit behind the flowers, elegant and fine. But next to the Brulees 95, this wine does not have as much power or focus, slightly lacking in concentration. In its prime now.
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8/5/2011 - Lorien wrote: 95 Points
A marvekous wine right now, that will continue to be great for a few more years. Perfumy appealing armors. Concentrated, big, very typical. Huge mouthful of goodness. Truly a great one at a really sweet point
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5/1/2011 - Roentgen Ray wrote: 93 Points
Dark color with a light rim at the glass meniscal interface. At first a little muted, but opened up over one hour. It showed red fruit, mostly cherry, lots of dusty minerality, as well as sous bois and spicy nuances. Medium bodied in the mouth and solidly built tannins that have pretty good grip. The acidity was high, but in balance with the wine. Drink our hold.
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6/12/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 95 Points
Surprise Birthday Party for David Niederauer (The Plumed Horse Restaurant, Saratoga, California): Medium brick red color with pale meniscus; nice tart strawberry with sous bois nose; tasty and complex palate of tart strawberry, red fruit, rosehips and minerals; medium-plus finish
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12/28/2006 - lars1014 wrote: 95 Points
Top Flight Burgundy in DC - Respects to President Ford (Washington DC - Cafe 15): Now beginning full maturity this thrilling wine gives oodles of cherry, soy, spices, leather, and something I can only describe as dumpling dipping sauce. Amazingly, underneath all these flavors was a bright backbone that helped bring this wine to life. I imagine that this fantastic premiere cru will hold this plateau for another 10 years.
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