2005 Savigny Les Beaune Les Narbantons
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Tasting notes
Sweet, floral nose. Velvety rich with some animal notes. Particularly concentrated and energetic but solid, earthbound, yeoman stuff. Very competent but surely this will never be ethereal. (JR)
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David Schildknecht, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
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Smoke-, humus-, iodine-, blond tobacco- and wet-stone-inflected aromas in Leroy’s 2005 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Narbantons suggest the almost Medoc-like elements that can accrue to wines from this site. With that usually goes plenty of structure, and the present example will disappoint no one in this regard, as there are abundant albeit fine tannins to chew on. Almost inevitably though, from stem to stern, this has the trademark Leroy sweetness and richness of in this case black cherry, and the plushness covering the tannins. It finishes with formidable cling of sweet fruit, tobacco, roasted meats, and wet stones. Importer: Martine’s Wines. Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-0400
Deep red-ruby. Liqueur-like red cherry with a hint of leather on the nose; very Savigny. Rich, fat and expressive, with lovely depth and balance to the cherry and mineral flavors. For all its sweetness, this retains a sappy vibrancy. No shortage of complexity or power here.
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.