1988 Domaine Leroy Clos Vougeot

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  8/13/2022 - ricardito Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Purchased at Domaine in the mid-90's after a spectacular barrel tasting of the 1993 vintage at the Domaine. 8 bottles remain from the original 6 packs and only now is the magic starting to unfold. 88's could be tough love from the get go, as most were totally shut down through the 90's and only started opening after 15-20 years. Currently bright medium ruby with nose of cranberry slapped with subtle sous bois. Palate impressively complex with ripe bing cherries foiled by balancing acidity and finishing long with Asian spices and feathered saddle leather. Worth the wait and easily one of the top Clos Vougeots, neck to neck with the ancient Engel stable. Enjoyed same night as an 88 Leroy VR Beaumonts-this Vougeot greater intensity of flavours. Best now-2040.

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  6/14/2021 - vetty wrote: 93 Points

  Well-aged though not tired. Complex aroma of red fruits, plum, prune, dried flower, chamomile, green juice, leather, animal, earth. Good tanning and acidity. Long finish with tanning melted into the finish. 03942/6000

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  7/9/2020 - loverboy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Typical Madam's nose. fine tannin medium body. Fruits was average with long finish.
  
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  4/9/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 Points

  Expressive nose of sweet red cherry and tertiary maple notes, medicinal, deep herbal, a touch vegetal. Certainly a complex nose but quite far advanced. Striking on the palate, fruit is very alive, huge energy, sweet fruit. One glass, brief note.

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  9/24/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote:

  La Paulée Meets Chicago - Dinner (Blackbird - Chicago IL): Late taste, brief note. At a great place now. Best of the Leroy CVs tonight?

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