$595.00
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Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
First Glance: Fleshy, Perfumed, Fresh, Long
Acclaim: 96pts
The Wine:
Leroux calls Tête du Clos the “Chevalier-Montrachet of the south”. It’s one of the many sub-climats of Morgeot and lies at the vineyard’s apex, where the soil is very rocky. There is barely 20 centimetres of topsoil, with white clay and plenty of limestone on the surface. It’s about the same altitude as Les Embazées, but it showcases an entirely different expression of Chassagne—both richer and more mineral (hence the Chevalier reference). Leroux’s 0.4-hectare, old-vine parcel (planted in 1955) produces small, concentrated clusters. This brings genuine depth of fruit to go with the intense, earthy minerality. It’s a wine that lives up to its baby-Grand-Cru reputation – deep and rich yet with intense mineral backbone. It was aged in two once-used barrels.
The Review:
Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy - 94-96pts
"Five Star Wine. The wood shows a little more, but it goes well with the additional flesh to be found in a Tête du Clos. The bouquet suggests complete harmony which the palate delivers, a marvellous expression of the best of mid slope Chassagne with a very long finish, and just the right acidity."
