1996 Domaine Leroy, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Aux Lavieres

Domaine Leroy’s uncompromising commitment to biodynamic viticulture and minimal-intervention vinification defines the structural integrity of this 1996 Nuits-Saint-Georges, Aux Lavieres. Situated in the northern sector of the appellation, the vineyard’s unique soil composition—marked by a higher proportion of gravel and sand—acts in concert with the domaine’s extreme low-yield farming to produce a wine of exceptional density and focus. The 1996 vintage conditions, characterized by high acidity and cool, late-season ripening, provided the necessary nerve and tension to anchor this concentration, resulting in a frame of fine-grained, persistent tannins. The wine remains a study in architectural precision, where the cool-climate structural spine supports a lingering, energetic presence on the mid-palate.