1998 Latricieres Chambertin
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The medium-to-dark ruby-colored 1998 Latricieres-Chambertin displays a mouth-watering nose of spicy blackberries, cinnamon, and blueberries. Medium-to-full-bodied and ample, it is velvety-textured, muscular, and has an impressively long finish. This powerful wine is firmly structured yet appears to have the requisite density of fruit to sustain its tannin over the short to medium term. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2008.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Full ruby. Great soil-inflected nose combines spicy black fruits, licorice, iron and earth. Sharply delineated and stylish, with juicy, racy red berry flavors, powerful but fine tannins and superb persistence. Classic and powerfully structured. Offers considerably less volume than the '98 Leroy Clos de la Roche but conveys equally distinctive terroir character.
About the producer
For many, Domaine Leroy represents the pinnacle of fine Burgundy. Owned and run by the legendary Lalou Bize-Leroy, the domaine in Vosne-Romanée is one strand of the Leroy empire, along with Maison Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay.