2005 Domaine Leroy Corton-Renardes Grand Cru
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The Leroy 2005 Corton Renardes smells of red cherry, charred wood, vanilla, and lily, but comes onto the palate particularly juicy as well as satisfyingly rich and expansive. This is silky in texture but bright and insistent in its sense of primary fresh fruit. A superbly long finish unites cherry liqueur, nutmeg, vanilla, chalk dust, and a savory meatiness, and the empty glass is sweetly perfumed with sensational intensity. I have never tasted a youthful Corton remotely so forward, perfumed, silken, or superficially sweet. Importer: Martine’s Wines. Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-0400
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Good, bright red-ruby. Superb expression of terroir on the nose: dark cherry, minerals, game and musky earth. Then silky, sappy and pure, with reverberating fruit perfectly framed by ripe acidity and strong minerality. Very dense, sweet and full but not at all heavy. Quite complete and showing well today. Extremely long on the aftertaste.
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.