00’ Leroy Clos Vougeot- I showed up at our office and the boss said lets go to the warehouse and grab some wine. This was from his small Leroy stash that has been in the warehouse for years.
The color was a bit browning at the rim, but not the normal discoloration, just a bit rust or brown. My boss has said that his wine has been this way since he got it, so to him nothing out of the norm. Nose was tight with a bit of bottle funk that quickly wore off. Strawberry, sandlewood, hazelnuts, clay, rich berry, smoke. I kept on going back to the nutty-ness, not oxidized but a really warm chestnut note. The palate has great acid, expansive weight that kept on opening as the mid-afternoon progressed, It was airy and light but with this amazing concentration that kept dripping off my tongue. This was my first Leroy Grand Cru (I don’t hang in certain circles…uhum, FU) but have had enough PC and village to see where the GC steps it up.
I’m still thinking about it and this was on Thursday. For me WOTY, for FU and gang, just another 30th Birthday. 
