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Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères Leroy SA 2008

  • Floral
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: White
  • 13% 
  • 2.25L
  • Intensity
  • Rich

This Burgundy red is an easy-drinking wine par excellence: ripe fruit, a juicy texture, and very moreish! More info

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 2 good appearance, 1 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Burgundy
  • Appellation/Wine: Meursault
  • Classification: 1er Cru
  • Producer/Owner: Leroy SA
  • More information....

Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères Leroy SA serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Ballotine de dinde, Foie gras mi-cuit, Bar farci aux noix de Saint Jacques.

  • Vintage score: 15/20
  • Lot presentation
    Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères Leroy SA

    The wine

    La maison Leroy existe depuis 1868 et c'est la célèbre Lalou Bize-Leroy, ancienne gérante du domaine de la romanée conti, qui est à la tête de cette maison familiale.
    Le climat Les Bouchères est situé sur la partie haute des Premiers Crus de Meursault. Cette cuvée se présente sous une robe or-vert, limpide et brillante et dévoile un nez complexe alliant des notes végétales et florales (tilleul, aubépine) à des notes grillées d'amande et de noisette. Bel équilibre en bouche entre fraîcheur et onctuosité avec une finale saline qui rappelle les terroirs d'argiles et de calcaires dont provient ce 1er cru d'exception. À table, il faut lui trouver des mets à sa hauteur comme des poissons nobles ou même du foie gras pour les plus audacieux.

    Information about domain Leroy SA

    The legendary Leroy house in Auxey-Duresses was created by François Leroy in 1868. At the beginning of the following century, Henri Leroy contributed greatly to making these wines famous, and his daughter, Lalou Bize-Leroy, took over in 1971. Moreover, this icon of Burgundy made itself renowned by buying the Domaine Charles Noëllat to create its own domain. The Leroy family is also co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti with the Villaine family. The wines of the Leroy house have an exemplary quality. No doubt this is the greatest Burgundy wine. The grapes are meticulously selected; they must come from at least responsibly cultivated vines. The winemaking and maturing are carried out with as much care as in the domain that produces exceptional wines.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 3 Bottles
    • Level: 3 into-neck
    • Label: 2 good appearance, 1 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Burgundy
    • Appellation/Wine: Meursault
    • Classification: 1er Cru
    • Producer/Owner: Leroy SA
    • Vintage: 2008
    • Color: White
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Intensity: Rich
    • Dominant aroma: Floral
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay

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    Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères Leroy SA 2008

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format