This is Maison Leroy's regional Pinot Noir from the cooler, more elegant 2017 vintage. Bourgogne Rouge sits at the entry point of the Leroy range, but the house treats it with unusual care, and with several years in bottle it is now drinking in a supple, savoury place.
About This Wine
The Bourgogne Rouge is assembled from several parcels and growers, bought as fruit or wine and then aged in Leroy's own barrels. The sources are not disclosed. 2017 was a fresher, lighter-framed year, and this bottling shows it: bright fruit, fine tannin and a clear line of acidity.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Red cherry and black raspberry, with a dusting of sweet spice and a little forest floor.
- Palate: Supple and medium-bodied, polished tannins, cherry fruit and gentle earthiness.
- Finish: Fresh and savoury, with a stony, limestone feel at the close.
Serving & Food
Pour at 14 to 16°C into a Burgundy bowl; a short spell in the glass helps. It should drink well for the next five years or so. Good with soy-braised duck, pork chop with mushrooms, or a plate of jamón and hard cheese.
How to Enjoy
Everyday red Burgundy with pedigree, and a sensible bottle to learn the Leroy house style from.
Product Details
Producer: Maison Leroy
Origin: Burgundy, France
Appellation: Bourgogne Rouge
Vintage: 2017
Grape: Pinot Noir
Volume: 750ml
About the Maison
The Leroy story began with François Leroy, a grower who had been selling his own wine for some years before he founded a négociant business in Auxey-Duresses in 1868. His son Joseph enlarged that small trade through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Joseph's son Henri joined him in 1919.
Henri's daughter, Lalou Bize-Leroy, took charge in 1971 and still directs the house. Its Bourgogne bottlings are regarded as the heart of the Maison label, and they too are released only when she feels they are ready.