I often feel the Latricières-Chambertin gets a bit lost in this range, but it shouldn’t. as it is often truly subtle, as it is once again in 2015. Sage, lavender, spice, menthol and black cherry all give the Latricières its distinctly savory, intensely aromatic profile. Like the Clos de la Roche, the Latricières is a Burgundy that emphasizes nuance, delineation and precision over sheer fruit intensity alone. A striking yet understated wine, the Latricières is also the least obvious of the Grand Crus. It speaks in hushed, soft tones, but there is a lot to discover for readers who are willing to listen.
The 2015 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru from Domaine Leroy is spectacular, wafting from the glass with notes of rose petal, black cherry, cassis, rich spices and dark chocolate. On the palate, the wine is silky, elegant and multidimensional—a world away from the assertive structure of its near-neighbor Clos de la Roche—with silky tannins, superb concentration and a vibrant, saline finish. For all its intensity of flavor, this Latricières is a delicate, transparent wine that fully realizes this grand cru´s potential.
A discreet if not invisible application of wood frames cool and restrained aromas of various dark berries, plum, floral, earth, humus and wisps of forest floor. The intense and muscular yet impressively refined large-scaled flavors possess strikingly good delineation and a beguiling sense of underlying tension before culminating in a driving and pungently mineral-driven finale that flashes plenty of youthful austerity. Like the vast majority of the Leroy 2015s this is clearly built-to-age and is going to need extended cellaring.
November, 2023
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