1999 | Domaine Leroy | Corton-Renardes Grand Cru Hot on Sale

1999 | Domaine Leroy | Corton-Renardes Grand Cru

Red Wine: 1999 | Domaine Leroy | Corton-Renardes Grand Cru

Bright red-ruby. Flamboyantly ripe, almost porty aromas of wild plum and game; distinctly liqueur-like. Huge, sweet and stuffed with fruit. Harmonious framing acidity gives this wine remarkable pinot tang considering its high alcohol. Really beautifully balanced and seamless.

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Producer: Domaine Leroy

Ratings: WA | 97  BH | 97

Vintage: 1999

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Detailed Description

Bright red-ruby. Flamboyantly ripe, almost porty aromas of wild plum and game; distinctly liqueur-like. Huge, sweet and stuffed with fruit. Harmonious framing acidity gives this wine remarkable pinot tang considering its high alcohol. Really beautifully balanced and seamless.

Reviews:

• Burghound: an intensely earthy and almost “foxy” sauvage character to the black fruit nose that continues onto the powerful, rich, deep, long and compelling flavors that are notably ripe yet very pinot on the hugely long and palate staining finish.

• Wine Advocate: A prodigious effort, it exhibits a nose of candied cherries, jammy strawberries, and blueberry jelly. On the palate, this magnificent wine is indescribably intense and powerful, yet is majestically harmonious and elegant. Loads of cherries and other assorted red fruits are intermingled with spices, fresh herbs, and hints of new oak in its velvety-textured, full-bodied character.

Producer Information

Domaine Leroy is a negociant/wine producer based in the Côte de Nuits region of Burgundy. It makes a range of wines from Pinot Noir that comes from some of the most iconic vineyards in the world, including Le Chambertin, Musigny, Clos de Vougeot and Romanée-Saint-Vivant, and is second only to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in terms of price and quality. Those wines made from estate grown fruit are sold under the Domaine Leroy label. The domaine was founded by Francois Leroy, a wine merchant based in Auxey-Duresses, in 1868. It was expanded under his son Joseph and grandson Henri throughout the early 1900s, and in 1942, Henri Leroy was involved with the purchase of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti alongside Edmond Gaudin de Villaine. Leroy and Villaine saw massive potential in the plots and vines DRC already held and, rather than see the domaine split up among various proprietors, decided to buy it together. In 1974, Henri’s daughter Lalou Leroy took over this co-management of DRC alongside Aubert de Villaine; she had also inherited Maison Leroy from her father after his death in 1980. Leroy left Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in 1991 following a dispute with Villaine, and began to focus on her own domaine.