One of the Best Red Burgundies I've Tasted All Year - Yields are Lalou Bize-Leroy Low

From the Winemaker Who Lives in the Vineyards His Single Vineyard, Premier Cru Magnum Opus 12 Hectoliters per Hectare Yield, 80 Year Old Vines An Epic Wine with Stunning Concentration and Balance That Will Make Ledy Famous - A Must Buy for Collectors Only 430  Bottles Made - Very Small Allocation When you visit Vincent Ledy, there is no reason to ever ask him what he did that day.  You can ask him which vine he was working on, but there is no reason to ask what he did.  He lives in the vineyards and lives for his vines.  That is why his wines are stunning examples of their terroir.  I always wondered what he would do with truly great terroir.  I have the answer today.  As much attention as he gives his other wines, this wine is a special project on special, wonderful terroir in Nuits St. Georges.  Our Other Young Producer "Lottery Ticket Vineyard Wine"  We offered this chardonnay in the Dog Days of August and I wanted to make sure that everyone who wanted it had the chance to order it.  It's a stunning Single Vineyard 1er Cru Puligny for $51.99, a straight-from-the winery steal from our young star Julien Cruchandeau.  He won the lottery and got a small slice.  It's a chance to enjoy Burgundy royalty for a ridiculously low price.  Enjoy. It is a labor of love. Each vine is pruned to yield perfect juice with no thought as to economics. This wine is his magnum opus, his 9th Symphony, his Mona Lisa, his Sistine Chapel.  Most of my young growers cannot afford elite terroir - it's simply too expensive.  But like Julien Cruchandeau, who lucked into his 1er Cru Puligny, Vincent Ledy was fortunate to get a small slice of Premier Cru Nuits St. Georges.  I am thrilled today to offer the first vintage of the 2012 Vincent Ledy Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru "Les Porrets St. Georges," which can be had for $89.99 on a 3-pack.  Yields for this wine were only 12 hl/ha versus an average of 37 for NSG Premier Crus. That is Lalou Bize Leroy levels here and explains why it is priced the way it is. This is a labor of love if I have ever tasted one. The wine is flat out brilliant. It is so deep. I once compared Ledy's style to the great Henri Gouges and this is the wine that made me think Gouges as soon as I smelled it.  It has the balance and style of Gouges with just so much more concentration given the incredibly low yields.  Very dark classic Nuits fruits. Black berry, boysenberry, licorice and an almost rich aromati c character to the fruit due to the pitifully low yields. The wine is almost a solid in the mouth with big, rich, caressing tannins that reach every point of your palate. There is incredible energy and with all that bigness there is alsoincredible breed and finesse. The fruit is extraordinary in this wine and displays the grit and savagery that makes NSG so wonderful. It is beautiful in every way shape or form and Ledy has made a monument to the vintage and the appellation. The volume, amplitude and freshness of this wine are incredible and it is easily the best wine Vincent has made. Every sip has the impact of a bottle of normal wine.  This is very limited. Vincent is one of my favorite discoveries.  It's not just that the wines are great.  It's not just that he is creating wines that rival some of the great AOCs in terms of complexity, power and force.  It's that he is just so single-minded about his winemaking.  They are the sum total of every ounce of strength and creative effort that he can muster.  The truth will get out eventually. And what is that truth? That Vincent Ledy is the man. Passionate as they come and about as talented as any winemaker I've come across. He is thankful for every parcel that has come his way. His parcels are from "humble" appellations but, man, what Vincent does with those parcels is like what a magician does with a hat. He gets every last ounce of terroir out of those parcels and you have simply, some of the most expressive wines I have ever tasted. He uses no new oak and he is obsessive about where he sources his old barrels from and they must be clean to avoid imparting off flavors. Also because there is no new oak to cover up mistakes (think lipstick on a pig) he has to make great wine or he will be exposed. If there is a producer that he reminds me of it is Henri Gouges. Yes I said it. The wines are deep, dense, dark and thick like Gouges. The fruit fills your mouth in totality. Every salivary gland is used. And they are so delicious. Many of you have the first batch of Ledy being shipped now and yo One more thing! One of the reasons I offer 3-4 packs is so people can commit infanticide on a wine and follow it for 2-3 days to see if they like it so they can possibly purchase future vintages and estimate when it will be ready to drink. Please, I implore you, sacrifice one infant at the altar (dinner table) and, yes I know its young, but I don't want people to miss out on great wines because they have not tried it yet it is in their cellar! How else do you think I select wines? I taste them in an infant almost zygote state.

2012 Vincent Ledy Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru "Les Porets St. Georges" - $93.99 ($269.97 3-pack) (LIMITED) Shipping will be charged when wine ships. These will be shipped in the SPRING