1998 Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru
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The medium-to-dark ruby-colored 1998 Musigny has gorgeous aromas of red and black fruits as well as a magnificent array of spices and flowers. While it has extraordinary quantities of fruit (including raspberries, blackberries, and flower-imbued cherries), it is also extremely tannic and hard. This expressive, well-ripened wine poses a quandary for a wine critic. Its fruit is mightily impressive, and its tannin is equally scary. Drink it over the next 7 years.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Pierre Rovani
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Deep ruby. Penetrating, multidimensional aromas of blackberry, cocoa powder, violet and blood orange. Utterly seamless texture of liquid velvet over a powerful spine. Extremely intense, youthfully unevolved flavors of crunchy berries. Firmly tannic and in need of long aging.
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.