2009 Domaine Leroy Pommard Les Vignots

Already a real difference from other burgundies. Real depth and autumnal interest on the nose – even if is a little lighter than one would expect on the palate. Very sweet fruit and lively on the palate. (JR)

The 2009 Pommard Vignots is remarkably centered and poised from start to finish. It shows terrific minerality to balance its inner sweetness. The wine literally explodes on the mid-palate and finish with compelling red fruit, rose petals and tar. The flavors continue to build through to the multi-dimensional, textured finish. This is a fabulous effort at the village level.

The 2009 Pommard Vignots is remarkably centered and poised from start to finish. It shows terrific minerality to balance its inner sweetness. The wine literally explodes on the mid-palate and finish with compelling red fruit, rose petals and tar. The flavors continue to build through to the multi-dimensional, textured finish. This is a fabulous effort at the village level. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2029. This was my first opportunity to taste the 2009s from Domaine Leroy in bottle. Lalou Bize-Leroy was among the first, if not the first, to bottle her 2009s, so she naturally wanted to give the wines some time to recover before showing them. The wines are stunning. Readers who have an opportunity to taste them should not hesitate. As always, the style is one of textural richness and depth, but the2009s appear to have excellent underlying material as well. The attention to every detail at the Domaine is quite evident in these thrilling wines. My visit ended with a sample of the 2010 Chambertin from barrel. Why not go straight to the top? If that wine is representative of the year, Leroy fans will have another superb vintage to look forward to, although yields will be lower than the already minuscule production. Importer: Martine’s Wines. Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-040