Maison Leroy, Musigny Grand Cru

An enormous burgundy, booming with power and density. Lush but dark fruited. Less flashy and in-your-face than the ‘91 Roche alongside - which is interesting - but decidedly more concentrated and extracted. Quieter on the nose and all the magic is on the palate. Velvety texture. I think this is a very intellectual wine that requires your attention to detail.

1991 vintage

200 Burgundy Grand Crus from vintage 2000, 4-day blind tasting (Singapore) : Cooler pitched, clear color. Tannic bite like in a Corton. Very light but a bit too strict. Of all the outer worldly Leroy showings, this was one of the weakest.

2000 vintage

From the get go this nose is booming with massively lush red and black fruit and shows an unbelievable perfume and density. It’s almost humid in a shady forest on a hot day sort of way. Faint earth and damp soil but mostly about the spectacular perfume and lush fruit that works so well with the Leroy style as well as this vineyard. Palate truly is the iron fist in a velvet glove as this is texturally soft and delicate …

1991 vintage

Jasper Musigny. Lift with light stems and smokiness. Touch tart, bit rough. Nail polish finish off deep palate. Felt like work in progress for Lalou, still quite extracted. (101/584)

1991 vintage

Pronounced yet integrated oak balanced by muscular red and black summer fruits. Syrupy depth, focus and intensity to the bouquet that takes the Leroy finger-print to a different more elevated yet still earthy place with notes of dark soil, violet, white pepper, nutmeg and lavender. Lush notes of marmalade orange rind, dark licorice with cigar box. Oolong tea and rose petals. Lovely mouthfeel - a more subtle minerality with sweet brine augmented by firm but finely distributed tannins, pinot skin, …

1991 vintage

Duos, Trios and Quartets Among Friends (Ai Fiori Restaurant, NYC) : Over the hill but still drinkable

1961 vintage

Great tangy cherry fruit for a wine of this age. Really elegant and finely delineated and got better and better in the glass showing a wonderful smoky note. The finish was ultra-complex and still grippy with a fabulous floral/mineral complexity. Very fine and elegant. A complete Burgundy!

1961 vintage

You knew this would be special from the beginning. There some earth, leaves, spice and good tertiary funk going on. The palate was amazingly balanced. Not as hedonistic as the 69 Leroy Clos Vougeot but so impeccably refined. The fruit is fading and the acidity overwhelms the fruit by the end of the night. Still, an amazing treat and we owe it all to Rollin for this once in a lifetime experience.

1961 vintage

Just for an experience

1985 vintage

Showed depth and class. We all liked it a lot.

2000 vintage

muscular Pinot, rich and also a bit tight and solid. think this needs a lot of time to become interesting.

1991 vintage

Like previous bottles, this was tight and somewhat unyielding. It did have the gorgeous 91 profile that I'm a fan of. But unlike many 91's, which I find great today, this needs more time.

1991 vintage

Finally opened one of these. Gorgeous nose, that got better over time. A touch softer than expected, but lovely juice.

2000 vintage

Brownish red color throughout, nose of very fresh strawberries, hint of floral elements and a bit of spices. Feminine and soft, very decent palate but not much oomph left. A great wine to smell rather than to drink. Can imagine this would have been very very special 5-10 years ago. I wouldn't keep this any longer.

1961 vintage

Black fruit and smoke aromas. Dense, stemmy black fruit on the palate with a very firm structure overall. The wine finished rather dry and gritty.

1991 vintage

MNSC Annual Dinner (Yung's Club (嚐真)) : Initially notes of burnt rubber, got better but still somewhat tight and alcoholic. Perhaps like the Lignier would have benefited from more breathing time.

1991 vintage

pretty sweet with a hint of smoke. Still a bit alcoholic but in general the nose was pretty tight. I think we just needed to let it breathe more...

1991 vintage

A bit metallic at first but mellowed after some time, but also needed to be enjoyed rather promptly. Shared at Gunnar's svenshexa.

1985 vintage

Saturday Dinner. : Next up an interesting comparison of 85 and 90 Leroy Musigny. Both were still too young (hard to believe). With the 85, I don't think more time will be as helpful as with the 90. Its a big wine, with a reticence that may not resolve itself. The 90 was more expressive, but not overwhelming as the vintage can sometimes be. Thick, massive, still a wine to wait on (which I don't say often for a twenty …

1985 vintage

Lumber in the Mountains Update - Days 1 and 2. (Day 3 in progress).; 10/7/2010-10/8/2010 (Beaver Creek) : The color here is very dark, and it took some time for the nose to come through. On the palate it stayed reserved all night, and interestingly a glass left in a corked bottle for the morning was also still quite tight. What it did show was great dark fruit, without Leroy flamboyance. No hurry on this wine, lots of development left.

1991 vintage

This is INSANE. The color has completely faded, looks diluted with water. The nose, though, explodes with fruit and burgundian earth. On the palate it's like the fruit and tannins have been compressed, and the compression translates into length. Everything in perfect harmony traveling along a laser for days.

1969 vintage

EOY BO dinner at Craft- Popped and poured- should have opened and slow-aired for a few hours- took some time to open up- raspberry, truffles, iodine and a strange plastic note on the nose- the palate was very closed initially, eventually opened up with a fantastic silkiness combined with great length. paled a bit to the conterno, so it lost some interest.

1969 vintage

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