2008 Latricieres-Chambertin, Domaine Leroy

"Tasting note: Here too the nose is inexpressive to the point of almost being mute and even vigorous swirling coaxes very little save for ripe floral and distinctly earthy yet elegant red berry fruit aromas that are in keeping with the rich, serious, cool and earth-infused full-bodied flavors that are powerful, muscular and culminate in an austere, focused and linear finish. This is presently quite introspective though given the huge aging potential, it won't last." Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 41"Tasting note: Here too the nose is inexpressive to the point of almost being mute and even vigorous swirling coaxes very little save for ripe floral and distinctly earthy yet elegant red berry fruit aromas that are in keeping with the rich, serious, cool and earth-infused full-bodied flavors that are powerful, muscular and culminate in an austere, focused and linear finish. This is presently quite introspective though given the huge aging potential, it won't last." Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 41

"Licorice, jasmine, peat, charred red meat, and fresh dark berries scent and saturate the firm but expansive palate of Bize-Leroy’s 2008 Latricieres Chambertin. Much of the same “blood of the stones” sense of mineral saturation emerges here as on the corresponding 2007, but this wine’s dark family of flavors is allied to almost blazing brightness of fresh fruit acidity in a manner that – along with its underlying firmness – calls to mind 2005. What’s more, for all of this wine’s full-court-press of flavor, dark depth, and bedrock-firm structure, it reveals an uncanny sense of sheer levity that presages future elegance. My palate just can’t shake loose its array of flavors. I’m guessing that 25 years from now this great wine and its 2005 counterpart will still seem like remarkable twins separated at birth. (Please don’t imagine them in a ring together, though, duking it out to determine a winner.)" David Schildknecht, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #189"Licorice, jasmine, peat, charred red meat, and fresh dark berries scent and saturate the firm but expansive palate of Bize-Leroy’s 2008 Latricieres Chambertin. Much of the same “blood of the stones” sense of mineral saturation emerges here as on the corresponding 2007, but this wine’s dark family of flavors is allied to almost blazing brightness of fresh fruit acidity in a manner that – along with its underlying firmness – calls to mind 2005. What’s more, for all of this wine’s full-court-press of flavor, dark depth, and bedrock-firm structure, it reveals an uncanny sense of sheer levity that presages future elegance. My palate just can’t shake loose its array of flavors. I’m guessing that 25 years from now this great wine and its 2005 counterpart will still seem like remarkable twins separated at birth. (Please don’t imagine them in a ring together, though, duking it out to determine a winner.)" David Schildknecht, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #189