Lalou Bize Leroy
Château Pontet-Canet
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2018
When I tasted the 2018 Pontet-Canet in barrel I described it as a "freak of nature." The 2018 is more than that, it is a freak of nature. Made from yields of just ten hectoliters per hectare, the 2018 possesses off the charts richness, phenomenal balance and head-spinning intensity. Crushed red berries, flowers, mint, cedar and rose petal saturate the palate in a Pauillac of breath-taking richness. The silkiest of tannins frame the phenomenally pure, long finish. This is a towering achievement from the Tesseron family and former Technical Director Jean-Michel Comme, who together spearheaded biodynamic farming in Bordeaux and built the present-day estate around a philosophy of non-interventionalist winemaking. In 2018, grapes were crushed solely by hand. Because of the tiny yields, the entire production was vinified in Pontet-Canet's new smaller concrete vats. All winemaking was done manually, without the aid of external temperature control or electricity. Put in another way, if Lalou Bize-Leroy made Bordeaux, it would taste like this. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2021)
— 5 years ago
Domaine Leroy
Bourgogne Chardonnay 2015
The nose reveals, mashed, sour, candied/liqueured, meyer lemon, very ripe, pineapple, golden apple, lime skin, & green apple w/ almost no skin, fresh, herbal qualities, honey, beeswax, vanillin, warm caramel, limestone minerals, soft chalkiness, wet stone with yellow lilies and florals and mixed greens.
The body is; round, rich, bold, thick & waxy. It is gorgeous over the palate. Mashed, sour, candied/liqueured, meyer lemon, grapefruit pulp, dry & candied pineapple, golden apple, key lime, stone fruit, tangerine & green apple w/ almost no skin, fresh, herbal qualities, honey, beeswax, vanillin, warm caramel, toffee, marmalade, white spice, limestone minerals, soft chalkiness, wet stone, dusty dry rocks, saline notes with yellow lilies, white florals & mixed greens. The acidity is, beautifully, round & phat. The rich, ruby, heather honied, well balanced/polished finish delicious & lingers well.
Photos of; two aspect views of Domaine Leroy & Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy (The Queen of Burgundy) in her precious vineyards. She all about bio-dynamic, lower yields, prunes by hand and sings to her vines. And, who could argue her success. — 7 years ago
We have some '15 of the rouge version.
Domaine Denis Mortet
Clos Vougeot Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2004
Robe noire profonde
Nez plein puissant de fruit noire d orange sanguine de bois noble et terre humide puis orange sanguine voir le cacao arrivent très puissant
Bouche ample pleine large ultra classe car derrière cette masse de fruit la matière reste merveilleuse et précise
Grande complexité aromatique et plénitude dignes des vins de Lalou bize Leroy — 8 years ago
Weingut Achim Durr
Pinot Noir vom Keuper 2020
Nose: hand crushed wild blackberries. So fresh and intense. Sexy licorice. As this opens it just smells like money. So dense. So intense. Vosne romanee like. Daaaaaamn. Psychotic.
Palate: so direct. Perfect wild blackberry licorice. Intense juice. Deeeeelish. Elegant spice.
A fucking crazy wine. Up with the greats of burgundy but it’s own style. Singular. Magical. I’m in love.
A psychedelic dream of Pinot noir. Timothy Leary.
What if Lalou bize Leroy went in an acid trip ?
So fresh. So distinctive. So out there. The cure for ennui.
Fass selections. — a year ago
Lalou Bize-Leroy
Domaine d'Auvenay Gevrey Chambertin 2004
Domaine Leroy
Auxey-Duresses Chardonnay
🏅 Rating: 92/100 (4,2🌟)
Yellowish bright color. Intense aromas of flowers, developing nutty and buttery. Mineral and citrus on the palate. Creamy texture. Fresh and young for its 18yo age.
Once again amazed by the top quality of negociant label of Leroy. Madam Lalou is able to deliver an outstanding quality of wine from sourced grapes.
It outperformed 2002 Chassagne-Montrachet by Marquis de Laguiche tasted together, which has a more prestigious terroir.
Leroy looked much younger with lots of potential! — 8 years ago
Lalou Bize-Leroy
Bourgogne Aligoté 2014
Minerality and light. Hint of apple and pear. — 9 years ago
Lalou Bize-Leroy
Pré de Manche Meursault Chardonnay
2004 - bouleversant... — 10 years ago
Domaine Leroy
Les Cazetiers Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1949
Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!" — 10 years ago
Lalou Bize-Leroy
Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir
Uma aula oflativa, gustativa e táctil do porquê a Borgonha é o fim da estrada — 5 years ago
Lalou Bize-Leroy
Les Gouttes d'Or Meursault 1er Cru Chardonnay 2006
Domaine Leroy
Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2000
Nose of; sweet & sour dark cherries, some fruit liqueur and alcohol notes, macerated; blackberries, blackberries, blueberries, black plum, plum & strawberries. Cinnamon, vanilla, sweet, rich, moist, dark earth, very light spice, some black licorice, crushed dry powdery limestone, fresh & dry dark red florals, red roses and violets. The palate is full medium and gorgeously round. The tannins still have some teeth. It’s a good time to have our last 2000 of this wine. Ripe, sweet & sour; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, black plum, plum, blue fruit notes, touch of prune, & black raspberries. Light cinnamon & vanilla, sweet, rich, moist, dark earth, very light spice, some black licorice, fruit liqueur notes, black tea, crushed dry limestone, soft volcanic minerals with an edge as they set, some bramble, fresh & dry dark red florals, red roses and violets. The acidity is like Niagara. The structure, tension, balance and length is rock solid. The finish is; long, elegant and beautiful. The thing I like about the Domaine Leroy Village wines is that they basically make it very similarly to their wines that cost in excess of $800-$1500 upon release. However, their Village wine is around $50 if you buy it right. The difference in their village wines are the vineyard sites, but once the fruit gets to the Domaine, the grapes are handled in a very similar fashion. All sites separately fermented. Great wine and even better value. Lalou Bize-Leroy (mid right photo) still owns 25% of DRC. Lalou was once also the managing Director of DRC as well. She stepped aside over differences of opinion regarding yields and being completely biodynamic. Lalou prefers very low yields. Domaine Leroy is completely biodynamic. Lalou Bize-Leroy also has her own vine training method and all pruning is done strictly by hand. Additionally, she believes in the benefits of singing to her vines (her babies) daily. Lalou Bize-Leroy is and will forever be a legend in Burgundy as she has been deemed “The Queen of Burgundy!” — 8 years ago
Ed Motta
D'Auvenay. — 7 months ago