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Wine Description
The Story
The wines of Domaine Leroy are among the most elegant, collectable, and rare wines in the Cote d’Or and entire world. Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy is the driving force behind the Leroy empire. She inherited the successful, terroir expressive winery in 1971 from her father, and has developed a reputation as the first important female leader in Burgundy. The intense quality focused crops only yield a quarter of the fruit compared to other vineyards i...
Vintage 1949
The 1949 wine vintage in Burgundy was a breathtaking, monumental triumph that stands alongside 1945 and 1947 as one of the three greatest and most legendary Burgundy vintages of the 20th century. Following an ideal, sun-drenched summer and a perfectly dry harvest period, the Pinot Noir grapes achieved phenomenal ripeness while retaining a brilliant, vibrant backbone of natural acidity. This flawless balance yielded wines of immense concentrati...
