2016 Richebourg
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The 2016 Richebourg is deep, powerful and brooding, with tremendous inner concentration and massive tannic heft. In other words – so Richebourg. A Burgundy of gravitas and regal bearing, the 2016 is not likely to be ready before its twentieth birthday and continue to drink well for many decades after that. It will be among the last of these Grand Crus to eventually mature.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The extraordinary 2016 Richebourg Grand Cru soars from the glass with an irresistible bouquet of sweet dark fruits, baking chocolate, rose petals and exotic spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with incredible depth and volume at the core. Velvety and textural on the attack, the wine's powdery tannins are cloaked in a gourmand core of fruit, yet the lavish, expansive finish is beautifully controlled and precise for all its drama. Only in a range as exalted as this could Leroy's 2016 Richebourg receive so parsimonious a score.
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.