1989 Domaine Leroy Corton-Renardes

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  3/26/2008 - cellarid wrote: 92 Points

  This is a point right now. Still showing fruit, but the structure is largely resolved. Good smoke and minerality on the nose with some meaty elements. Fleshy and mouth filling. Goood Stuff.

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  12/30/2006 - cellarid wrote:

  Very solid wine. Took a while to open up. Not at all rustic or Corton-like. Was expecting some funk and a mean machine, but this showed pure fruit with some good intensity and a nice long finish. The fruit is still on the primary side with only hints of secondary flavors. Good solid backbone bodes well for further evolution in the cellar. Wait another 2-3 years maybe...

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  6/26/2005 - Lorien wrote: 97 Points

  If the 89 de Vogüé is a “masculine” wine, the 89 Corton-Renardes is definitely a “feminine” wine. I really loved it. Everything about it was exactly the way I like. For a Leroy, it seemed to open up a little faster than I expected in the nose. Tannins though integrated need time to soften. Flowers, minerals and the smell you get in really old cellars – were all part of the fantastic aromas this wine provided. I always seem to really go nuts when sniffing a Leroy. I loved it. Huge in the mouth but within that lovely elegant feel. Very fruity and concentrated. So much there – too much to comprehend. Superb balance. Found it really complex, and a “serious” wine in a way. If you have a bottle .. you are lucky I don’t and I wish I had cases of this wine. This wine needs time though.. I think 2010 seems reasonable, thought might even be earlier. It really should be left alone for now. To me this one is a 97/100, and a wine I truly enjoyed.

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