2016 Maison Leroy Bourgogne Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  4/14/2024 - DerBismarck Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Deep, lemon yellow.
  
  Medium intensity on the nose, it has a really creamy note in there from the malolactic process besides that I also smell some stone fruit and citrus fruit think of peach, grapefruit & nectarines, there are also some floral notes which really complement the nose
  
  Dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity, medium lasting after taste, the palate is beautiful a lot of the same which you also have in the nose but now I also noticed some tertiary tastes which come to mind as ginger like incredible wine would definitely drink again.

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  12/19/2023 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points

  Blind. Initial impression was classy SA Chenin. A touch of lanolin and wax, nicely mineral, grippy, textural quality to the attack, maybe a hint of apple, but really just a mineral, mouth filling texture without Rhone weight. Apparently not. Might be Bordeaux se million, but having ‘established’ at the off that the one thing it couldn’t be was Chardonnay, and having been told it was french, there wasn’t really anywhere to go. A clean and lithe Jura savaging perhaps? Oops. Though vintage and producer does help mitigate some less than desirable guesswork. It does open with further air to suggest Chardonnay, albeit flavourful and not hugely alcoholic, but that sweet, ripe character of the vintage balanced by grippy structure does start to show. This is very impressive for BB, even if initially a little disguised, and a great advert for blind tasting. ****

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  12/6/2023 - skifree wrote: 91 Points

  Fantastic for a wine at this level. This bottle showed some age, with some almonds and almond skin to balance the delicate citrus and white flowers. Lacked depth in the mid-palate, otherwise score would have been higher. P&P, drank over two nights. Very enjoyable, got my attention from the first sip.

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  9/4/2023 - ThijsV Likes this wine: 89 Points

  [Restaurant purchase] At Wijn bij Stijn, Den Bosch NL. No detailed notes, I forgot I had their Meursault last year (which I didn’t care too much for). I saw this at a ‘reasonable’ price (knowing secondary market, still quite steep for a Bourgogne Blanc). Full bodied, white flowers, white peach, ripe apple, elegant oak. Medium+ acidity, medium finish. Good, certainly, for a BB, but not exceptional imho

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  3/4/2023 - Toasty Oak Likes this wine: 91 Points

  3 / 4 &5, 2023
  
  Birthday Wine #1
  
  I was a little nervous about this bottle. Upon removing the capsule, I noticed there was a small amount of seepage. Fortunately, there were no issues with the wine.
  
  Delicate, pretty aromas (more intense on day 2) of apple and apple skin, lemon verbena, vanilla and flint. The flavors are well-defined. On the palate there is energetic acid and a long, lingering finish. This was a lovely way to start off the meal.
  
  Yes, this drinks above the regional appellation, but I still find it a bit dear for what it is. I figured I was paying for the name, so, no regrets. I will only buy it again if I can find it at a deep discount.

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