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  • Country ranking ?

    531
  • Producer ranking ?

    22
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Richebourg is a king of a wine: the colonnade of the Louvre, the Château of Versailles. You are impressed by its finesse, its length and its delicate sensations, endlessly changing. The fact that no element dominates the others enables you to appreciate all of its aromas, on the nose and on the palate.

In any given vintage, Richebourg is always one of the last wines to be drunk. Not because it is too aggressive when young; simply because it...

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Richebourg is a king of a wine: the colonnade of the Louvre, the Château of Versailles. You are impressed by its finesse, its length and its delicate sensations, endlessly changing. The fact that no element dominates the others enables you to appreciate all of its aromas, on the nose and on the palate. In any given vintage, Richebourg is always one of the last wines to be drunk. Not because it is too aggressive when young; simply because it ne...

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Vintage 1990

1990 VINTAGE in Burgundy

This is probably the vintage of reference for many people in Burgundy. Exceptional climatic conditions allowed an abundant crop to mature perfectly and yield some most sensational wines in both red and white. The white wines have maintained their elegant aromas and freshness which has made them even more appealing, whilst the reds are concentrated and well built with tannins which remain firm but smooth. To be enjoy...

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Ruby red

ending

Medium

flavors

Blackberry, Plum and Herbs

nose

Open

recommend

Yes

taste

Balanced, Harmonious, Elegant and Sweet

Written Notes

The signature, deep, dark spice of Leroy was evident immediately. Brian hailed it as ‘the best flight.’ The 2001 was solid but lost a step in the glass. The 2000 outboxed its weight class; this was so rich for a 2000. It also outclassed the 2001 with its deep, heavy, rich and pleasing fruit. The 1996 was classic. It has always been a great vintage for Leroy as her style plays well into the highly acidic profile of 1996. The 1990 got another ‘solid’ from me, but the Richebourg seized hold off the flight immediately. It was just better than all the rest.

  • 97p

The 1990 Richebourg Grand Cru has a decadent bouquet of intense black cherry and blueberry fruit; hints of licorice and melted tar develop with time as the aromatics seem to grow in volume. The palate is almost bulging with a mixture of precocious red and black fruit, framed by quite sturdy tannin that is uncommon in this vintage. It does not quite deliver the natural harmony and “flow” of the 1990 Richebourg from DRC, although it does have the density and sense of self-importance that you look for in this vineyard. Tasted at the DRC/Leroy comparative dinner in Hong Kong.

  • 92p
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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

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