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"....Maison Leroy's 1962 La Romanée is an exceptional bottle of wine…its spectacular aromas of spices, red fruits, cinnamon, juniper, and hints of undergrowth beguiled me. Exhibiting a texture as silky as an Hermès scarf, this shockingly youthful wine regaled the palate with a myriad red fruits intermingled with mulling spices.." - Pierre Rovani, Wine Writer

Small but mighty, the La Romanée vineyard is the smallest of the Burgundy Grand Crus at 0.8452 hectares, as well as being the smallest appellation, or geographical wine area in France; the production averaging about 300 cases a year. 1962 was an excellent year, with ideal weather conditions for flowering in June, followed by a fine and warm August which enabled harvesting of ripe and healthy grapes in September.

Domaine Leroy is the creation of one of the most determined, dynamic and passionate Burgundians, Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy. For many years part owner and co-director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, she created her own Domaine from 1988, with purchases of holdings in Richebourg, Chambertin, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and the Domaine currently owns 22 hectares of Burgundy's greatest terroirs, or vineyards. She rapidly pioneered cultivating her vineyards organically and bio-dynamically. She championed low yields and a ruthless pursuit of the highest quality. American wine lovers were the first to recognise and embrace her wines and now the rest of the world’s wine lovers follow. Clive Coates MW writing in The Wines of Burgundy states that the meticulous care produces wines that “are breathtakingly intense, pure and concentrated”.

This is your chance to buy just two bottles, estimated at £1,200 – £1,400 for the pair. For further information on this rare wine, search lot 472 where you will be able to find a condition report.