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Domaine Leroy Pommard Les Vignots(2000)
- Winery:
- Domaine Leroy
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Region:
- France > Burgundy
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fine, color descriptors, texture, deep, fruit, medium, yield, smooth, drink now, sexy
Starting at
$117.00 USD
$117.00 USD
- Burghound
- Issue 5, Jan 01, 2002
- 86/100
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May 2008
- Mme Bize reports that her yields in 2000 were slightly less than in 1999 averaging between 20 and 22hl/ha. As many other domaines have elected to do for the 2000 vintage, Domaines Leroy and d'Auvenay will bottle quite early; in this case, the wines were bottled in early November. I tasted the Domaine Leroy wines in late October and the Domaine d'Auvenay wines just after they had been bottled (a report on their whites will appear in Issue 7). As seems to be the case every year, Leroy has fashioned some incredible wines in 2000, many of which are the reference standards for their respective read more...appellations. Overall, the quality is not quite as high as in '99 and the wines are somewhat more tender and open but the difference is not as great as might be imagined. And in a few cases, there is no question the quality is higher. In particular, the Clos de Vougeot and the Latricières are simply phenomenal. The wines, as a whole, are quite open and forward though it remains to be seen whether they will tighten up after the mise. As I commented in Issue 1, Mme Bize asserts that her viticultural philosophy of la biodynamie (essentially an all natural approach to farming) is responsible for the increasingly fine nature of the tannins her wines possess. Again, whether it's the farming or a change in vinification (though she does not destem and never has), I cannot say but one of the consistent comments seemingly across the entire range is the incredible texture, or mouth feel, the wines possess. It's especially apparent as one tastes through such an incredible series of powerful wines; normally, your palate would be exhausted yet chez Leroy, it is not nearly as tiring as would be expected. Fans of these Domaines will see when the 2000s arrive that the bottle has been changed. It has a very deep punt and shoulders that slope dramatically. Tender and sweet fruit with supple and fine flavors. There is remarkable finesse here for villages level Pommard and nary a trace of rusticity. This is already approachable though should benefit from 4 to 5 years of cellar time. (hide)
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