Maison Leroy Volnay 2009

Fair warning! We’re talking TWO cases available here. So we’ll start with the meat and y’all that know can go grab this, and then come back for the sides. 2009 Maison Leroy Volnay, people!!!

Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy is Burgundian royalty who needs no introduction. Maison Leroy is the epitome of Burgundy’s negociant game, and also happens to craft spectacular wines from their own estate (under Domaine Leroy). Oh yeah, Madame Bize-Leroy is the matriarch of the family that just happens to own 50% of D.R.C. too! She sets the standard on aging and finishing off all wines for Leroy and since she took over for her father, Henri, in 1971, she has earned the moniker “The Queen of Burgundy.”

Her legendary palate and unyielding standards have made her and the wines she fashions the benchmark across nearly every village, commune, and cru in Burgundy. Pinot noir winemakers and wineries the world over taste their own products side-by-side with Leroy as a proverbial measuring stick...and only the very best come close. To have any of this wine, especially a cellared and ready beauty like these 2009s...we are simply dumbstruck! 2009 was a luxurious and ample vintage for Volnay, with ripe red fruits tamed by an approachability and softness perfect for mid-term cellaring... Just. Like. This! Not much else to say...those that know will leap at this – a must-have for any Burgundy collector! Remember, TWO CASES! Go get ‘em.