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Maison Leroy, Bourgogne Blanc, Fleurs de Vignes

Burgundy, France Non-Vintage (750mL)
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Maison Leroy, Bourgogne Blanc, Fleurs de Vignes


Madame Bize Leroy is incredibly particular in the quality of the wines that bear her name.  In 2009, certain lots of her whites wines did not show well at the time of bottling, so she kept the wine in barrel for an extended amount of time to see how the wine developed. The following vintages of 2010 and 2011 produced some of the best whites on record, with perfect acidity levels which she decided would balance the rich and round 2009. She did something which I have never seen before in France outside the Champagne region, she blended the 2009, 2010 and 2011 vintages together and called the wine “Fleur de Vignes.” After I first tasted this wine I bought all I could, which happened to be the entire West Coast allocation of this wine. It shows a combination of texture and acidity rarely encountered in a Bourgogne Blanc classified White Burgundy, which are typically much leaner with little character.
 
The color is a pale straw yellow with a hint of green on the rim. The aromatics are fresh and youthful while driven by notes of fresh citrus, unripe white peach, yellow apple, acacia flowers, beeswax, hazelnuts and chalk.  The palate is medium bodied and has intense expression of minerality with bright acidity. It exhibits flavors of  lemon zest, green  apple, green mango skin and white rocks. This wine needs a lot of air and truly started tasting the best after a day open so please decant this white for an hour or two and drink it at cellar temperature, or a bit above, to get the best experience. This is a unique wine that will probably never be made again.
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Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Sub-Region
FranceCôte de Beaune
Soil
Limestone and Clay
Farming
Sustainable
Blend
Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5
OAK
Mostly Neutral

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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