Domaine Leroy Nuits Saint Georges Aux Lavieres 2014

Domaine Leroy Nuits Saint Georges Aux Lavieres 2014Distinct soil and mineral inflections give the Nuits Saint Georges Aux Lavires much of its distinctive personality. A touch austere and compact today, the Lavires possesses superb energy that drives the red stone fruit, graphite, smoke and scorched earth flavors. There is more than enough freshness and verve to support many years of fine drinking.

The succulent and impressively concentrated flavors are almost viscous as well as highly seductive

There is excellent energy to the stony medium weight plus flavors that are at once succulent yet powerful where the latter carries over to the serious

orange zest and brioche notes

with sensational flavor extraction

This is another 30-year wine from Bond

honeyed marmalade character

from the smallest of the parcels at five acres

suggesting crustacean shell reductions

14% Merlot

well poised

even viscous texture

inky/plum/garnet/purple color offers up scents of beef blood