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Die Geschichte von Maison Leroy begann 1968, als François Leroy, Winzer und Besitzer von Weinbergen in Pommard, Meursault, Chambertin, Musigny, Clos de Vougeot und Richebourg, beschloss, eine Struktur zu schaffen, um zu expandieren.
Ein paar Jahre später, im Jahr 1942, wurde Maison Leroy Eigentümer der Hälfte der Anteile an der Domaine Romanée-Conti. Henry widmete dem Weingut den Rest seines Lebens und setzte alles daran, das Juwel zu schaffen, das wir heute kennen.
Lalou Bize-Leroy, die Tochter von Henri und eine Grande Dame der burgundischen Weinwelt, stieg 1955 in das Abenteuer ein. Sie trat schnell in die Fußstapfen ihres Vaters und wurde Präsidentin und Generaldirektorin des Maison Leroy sowie Mitverwalterin der Domaine Romanée-Conti. Als unübertroffene Verkosterin und Kennerin der Terroirs der Bourgogne strebt sie immer nach dem Besten. Dieses Streben nach Perfektion hat sie 1988 dazu veranlasst, mehrere Domänen zu kaufen und biodynamisch zu bewirtschaften, was sie zu einer Pionierin auf diesem Gebiet macht.
Die Domaine Leroy umfasst 21 Hektar 99 Ar 66 Centiares und verfügt heute über 9 Grands Crus, 8 Premiers Crus, 9 Villages und einige generische Bourgognes. Mit ihren rassigen Terroirs bietet sie uns jeden Jahrgang vertrauliche Cuvées von unglaublichem Reichtum.
Finden Sie hier den Kommentar von Neal Martin von WineAdvocate vom 31. Dezember 2015 auf Englisch:
"The 2014 Pommard les Vignots has a very elegant bouquet, very pure and self-contained with bright red cherry fruit.
The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and acidity, red cherry and a touch of spice on the structured, slightly brittle finish. Very fine.
Instantly I saw that they cellar was occupied by a few more barrels than last year, the yields a tad higher at a still very modest 21 hectoliters per hectare.
Lalou told me that July and August was rather poor in terms of the weather, but matters improved after August 15 and that she ended up picking from September 17. "I like the 2014s a lot.
They are very 'jolie'," she tells me, flitting between barrels, making sure that each is not too reduced before giving the nod to pour into my glass.
"But the 2014s are different to the 2013s. They were more 'gentile.' I find these a little more tannic than the 2013s, with very good acidity levels.
The pH was around 3.30. I find the very precise with lovely fruit." Lalou traditionally bottles earlier than her peers and she told me that she intends to bottle in December.
Though there was some reduction to overcome, it is clear that the 2014s represent a very fine vintage for the domaine and I found the wines as Lalou described, full of energy and nervousness, precise and mineral-driven, not overtly powerful wines but with what you might call "streamlined intensity" -- and often deliriously silky-smooth textures.
No doubt there will be difficultly to find and warrant a second mortgage, but these are seriously fine expressions of the vintage crafted by a one-off who truly deserves the title of 'legend.'
As you expect, these are wines that, like Lalou, are full of energy despite the reduction that one inevitably encounters out of barrel.
They are very terroir-specific, perhaps not abiding by the Burgundy hierarchy as much as other vintages; that is to say, some of the premier crus I thoughts ranked equal to the grand crus and vice versa.
The grands crus are exceptional, especially the Richebourg, which ranks as one of the finest 2014s that I tasted.
This is closely followed by the Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Musigny and Chambertin, incidentally the latter augmented by a new acquisition that the domaine are currently converting to biodynamic viticulture.
Some of the village crus are truly wonderful and I was particularly taken with the Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Allots this year".
