It’s almost impossible to put into words the significance of Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy in the world of wine. Burgundy authority Clive Coates MW posts that “the greatest domaines of Burgundy today must be those under the control of Lalou Bize: The Domaine Leroy and her own Domaine d’Auvenay”. Having started out as a négociant for the family’s Maison Leroy in the 1950s, Lalou and investors bought the vineyards and winery of Domaine Charles Noëllat in Vosne-Romanée in 1988 and renamed it Domaine Leroy.

The Vosne Romanee 2004 from Leroy is not your everyday Vosne Village. This village wine comes from the Vosne Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards of Romanee Saint Vivant, Richebourg, Les Beaux Monts, Aux Brulees and Genevrieres.