Domain Leroy Savigny Les Narbantons 1991 FD
Domaine Leroy Savigny Les Narbantons 1991 is a red Burgundy wine originating from the Les Narbantons climat, in the Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru appellation on the Côte de Beaune. Made exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from a climat officially classified among the Premiers Crus of the appellation. This plot-specific cuvée combines the identity of Savigny-lès-Beaune with the signature of Domaine Leroy, in a 1966—now mature—1991 vintage.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Fairly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Savigny les Beaune
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Leroy
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Narbantons
- Millésime
- 1991
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Leroy
Domaine Leroy is a Burgundian wine estate based in Vosne-Romanée, with vineyards spread across several appellations in the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. It was founded in 1988 by Lalou Bize-Leroy, a descendant of the family that founded Maison Leroy. The estate cultivates nearly 22 hectares using biodynamic methods and produces, in particular, village wines, premiers crus and grands crus.
- Owner
- Lalou Bize-Leroy
- Maître de chais
- Lalou Bize-Leroy
- Surface (ha)
- 21.99 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 40 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Leroy family’s history in the wine industry began in 1868, when François Leroy founded Maison Leroy in Auxey-Duresses, a wine merchant business distinct from the current Domaine Leroy. His son Joseph expanded the business, and his grandson Henri Leroy joined the company in 1919. In 1942, Henri Leroy acquired a stake of approximately half of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. His daughter, Lalou Bize-Leroy, joined the family business in 1955 and became its chairwoman in 1971. She was co-manager of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti from 1974 to 1992. In the late 1980s, she acquired vineyards from the Charles Noëllat estate in Vosne-Romanée in 1988, followed by the Philippe-Rémy estate in Gevrey-Chambertin in 1989: these acquisitions form the Domaine Leroy as it stands today. The transition to biodynamic viticulture began during this period. Lalou Bize-Leroy remains the owner of the estate and is directly involved in the winemaking and ageing processes.
Les Narbantons
Les Narbantons is a delimited climat of Savigny-lès-Beaune, officially authorized to use the Premier Cru designation. It is located in the southern part of the commune, near the boundary of the Beaune vineyard, below La Dominode and close to Les Jarrons and Les Peuillets. Sources describe a lower hillside primarily oriented to the east or northeast, with clayey to clay-limestone soils, locally gravelly and relatively light.
- Vineyard commune
- Savigny-lès-Beaune
- Exposure
- East to northeast
- Soil
- Clayey to clay-limestone soils, locally gravelly and light
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.810000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1988
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner, plot originating from the Charles Noëllat estate
- Indicative vine age
- Vines described as very old, with no verifiable numerical age.
Histoire de la parcelle
The product specification of the AOC Savigny-lès-Beaune officially lists "Les Narbantons" among the climats that can accompany the Premier Cru designation. The parcel demarcation approved by the INAO notably identifies this cadastral locality in section AX of Savigny-lès-Beaune.
