Robert Parker
Tasted: 01/12/1994
Drink: 1997 - 2014


The best value in Domaine Leroy's portfolio comes from the Cote de Beaune. The 1992 Pommard Les Vignots would embarrass many of the sloppily made, over-cropped Pommards from supposedly top-notch domaines. It is a big, rich, tannic, muscular wine with significant body and a backward personality. Do not touch a bottle for 3-4 years; it is a 15-20-year wine. I have said it so many times that it may seem redundant, but if you missed it in my 1990 tome, Burgundy, Lalou Bize-Leroy stands virtually alone at the top of Burgundy's quality hierarchy. Because she is a perfectionist, and because she has had the courage to produce wines from low yields and bottle them naturally, without fining or filtration, she has been scorned by many Burgundy negociants, and even by the proprietors of other top domaines. Not only are they jealous, they are frightened of Bize-Leroy because they fear increasing pressure for lower yields and bio-dynamic farming. Anyone who loves great Burgundy, must realize that her wines embarrass much of what is produced in Burgundy.

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