Domaine Leroy Auxey-Duresses Les Lavieres

Opened in Tokyo. Glass served via Coravin. #286 / 294 Amazing nose that only Madame can create - if blind, definitely would have said d'Auvenay. Matchstick, sesame, sweetcorn and beautiful oak all coming through with explosive intensity. The palate unfortunately is a bit simple when compared to the nose, pulling the score down slightly, and I felt that this didn't have much longevity in the glass, but still a fantastic white wine with a good balance of buttery richness and …

Bottle 208/294- Popcorn, gunflint and citrus. Intense palate with superb cut. Punching way above its level. Hard to tell its not a Dauvenay if it is served blind.

Gunflint, exuberant aromatics. High acid, unctuous and tense palate. Punches way above its weight. (270/294)

Friends wanted to give another try at this 2 days after. We let the wine air for about 4 hours before serving, yet it's showing no signs of evolving. Kind of falling apart, therefore an even lower score.

Failed effort by Madam Leroy. Drinking an Auxey Duresses from her will always be benchmarked with D'auvenay but this is utterly disappointing. I can't agree with the wholesaler's comments. 2014 is a fantastic vintage for white, I just don't have that sting sharp acidity from this wine. Hence don't think this wine would have that endurance to go for long. You would buy this wine from Japan but would not recommend such effort.

Explosive popcorn, nut fruit, minerals and gentle oak. Palate has salty minerals with many layers. It just kept giving you more power with soaring acidity.

Light golden color, popped and poured already showing lots of popcorn, butter, flint and sulphur. Palate mirrors the nose with slightly ripe sweet fruit at the back, long finish filled with minerals. Another flamboyant white from Madam Leroy.