2015 Richebourg
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Usually, much more of a brute, in 2015 the Leroy Richebourg is a wine of total and exquisite finesse. The flavors are bright, precise and beautifully lifted by the wine’s tannic spine. The 2015 is an especially sensual, rapturous Richebourg that will leave readers weak at the knees. Above all else, the 2015 is incredibly polished and harmonious for such a young Richebourg.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Richebourg Grand Cru from Domaine Leroy is an extraordinary wine that captures all the lavishness and power of this great grand cru, soaring from the glass with a deep bouquet of ripe black fruits, exotic spice, licorice and smoked duck. On the palate, the wine is huge and multidimensional, with extraordinary concentration and mid-palate depth, vibrant and full of energy despite its imposing scale. Such is the intensity of its finish that neither swallowing nor expectoration have any immediate impact: it's as if the wine's still there. While this will never have the complexity or elegance of the Romanée-Saint-Vivant, it represents the essence of Richebourg.
About the producer
For many, Domaine Leroy represents the pinnacle of fine Burgundy. Owned and run by the legendary Lalou Bize-Leroy, the domaine in Vosne-Romanée is one strand of the Leroy empire, along with Maison Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay.