Domaine Leroy   Chambertin Grand Cru

2010 Chambertin Grand Cru

By Domaine Leroy

2010 Chambertin Grand Cru from Domaine Leroy, Burgundy, France

The year 2010 remains an illustrious chapter in the annals of Burgundy, yielding wines of profound character and longevity. Few labels entranced the connoisseur’s palate as the 2010 Chambertin Grand Cru from Domaine Leroy. As a vintage, it commands a singular position within Domaine Leroy’s storied catalogue, a true testament to the winery’s dedication to excellence amidst climatic challenges.

 

A Vintage Defined by Grace Under Pressure

Burgundy in 2010 was a theatre of climatic tension, with a cold winter and tumultuous growing season that tempered yield but ultimately produced grapes of concentrated flavour. Against all odds, Domaine Leroy transcended adversity, its Chambertin Grand Cru emerging not just intact but exceptional. This was a year where quality eclipsed quantity, where the terroir's voice resonated with clarity through each sip.

 

Investment-worthy Elegance On the Palate

The 2010 Chambertin Grand Cru from Domaine Leroy unveils a symphony of complexity and balance. On the nose, one can decipher threads of dark cherry and earthy undertones, with a whisper of fine oak. The palate reveals an expanse of layered fruit underscored by a firm tannic structure and an enduring finish – hallmarks of a wine destined for remarkable evolution in the cellar.

Serious investors will recognise the 2010 vintage's potential for significant appreciation over time. With its combination of scarcity and pedigree, it stands as one of the most investable jewels in the Burgundy crown—a wine that continues to unfurl with further cellaring, and whose demand accelerates at pace with its maturation.

Indeed, this offering from Domaine Leroy encapsulates not only the essence of a classical Chambertin Grand Cru but provides an eloquent narration of the vintage's unique story—an opulent weave of nature's whims and winemaker’s artistry. For those looking to bolster their portfolio with a wine that exemplifies both rarity and terroir-driven finesse, the 2010 Chambertin Grand Cru from Domaine Leroy is an unmissable opportunity.

Market price (GBP)

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12x75cl

Highest score

100

POP score

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Scores and tasting notes

100

The 2010 Chambertin Grand Cru is spectacular, bursting from the glass with a youthful bouquet of rich red and black fruits, burning embers, rose petal and licorice, subtly framed by a discreet application of new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with satiny tannins, a concentrated core of fruit and a long, beautifully delineated finish. Of all Leroy's 2010s, this demands the most additional cellaring, and I suspect it will also prove to be the longest lived. This monumental wine is a reminder that Chambertin is not the greatest of the commune's grands crus by virtue of its power but rather thanks to its ineffable completeness and elegance.

William Kelley - The Wine Advocate, 19 July 2018

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