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Domaine Leroy, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 1995
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Pierre Rovani
The herbal and roasted blackberry-scented 1995 Clos de Vougeot is medium-to-dark ruby-colored and reveals traces of amber. It possesses a tightly wound, super-concentrated core of blackberry, cassis, and brambleberry fruit. This firm, medium-to-full-bodied, backward wine is packed with loads of fruit and tannin. Projected maturity: 2006-2012+
Reviewed by: Pierre Rovani
Displaying a luxurious nose of cinnamon, dark cherries and Asian spices, the Clos Vougeot (350 cases made from 5 acres!) has a beautifully spicy entry and deeply-structured, stony, highly-extracted, dark berry-filled flavors. Velvety-textured and medium-to-full bodied, it requires cellaring for 8-9 years. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2017. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. I have included the cases production for the wine in order for readers to appreciate the rarity of Leroy's wines. Importer: Martine's Wines, San Raphael, CA; tel. (415) 485-1800.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Domaine Leroy’s 1995 Clos de Vougeot presented superb balance and purity in its delicate, sweet fruit.
About the Producer
Lehua is a top-level famous chateau in Burgundy. It has been able to compete with another top-level chateau in Burgundy, DRC, in just over 30 years since its establishment. Le Hua's products have always been valuable in the market. They have long been frequent buyers of Sotheby's wine auctions, and they are also the dream products of many wine collectors. The vineyards owned by Leroy are distributed in 26 legal production areas, subdivided into 46 sub-vineyards, with a total area of 22 hectares. The annual output of omaine Leroy wines of all levels is only 35,000 to 45,000 bottles.
