Aromas of cassis, incense, orange rind, exotic spices and classy new oak introduce Leroy's 2019 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, a full-bodied, rich and multidimensional wine that's concentrated and powerful, with a tightly wound core of fruit, powdery tannins, vibrant acids and a long, penetrating finish. If anything, this is one 2019 that's more youthfully reserved than its 2018 counterpart was at the same stage. This will require patience, but it's a monument in the making.

The 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is a particular success, offering up aromas of plums, dark berries, smoked meats, hoisin and spices, followed by a full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping palate that's deep and textural, its huge reserves of tannin largely concealed by its generous core of fruit. While that structure imposes itself on the finish, the maturity of the vintage has tempered some of this site's proclivity to youthful reserve—at least for now.

Notes of cassis, dark wild berries, sweet soil tones, black truffles and incense introduce the 2017 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, a full-bodied, multidimensional wine that's concentrated, deep and structured, retaining its habitual introverted profile even in this generally open-knit vintage. The finish is long and precise. This is a Clos Vougeot that will merit more than a decade's patience to realize all its potential.

The 2016 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru offers up a rich, brooding bouquet of cassis, wild berries, dark chocolate, incense and pencil shavings that are still quite youthfully reserved. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and layered, with immense concentration at the core, a rich chassis of structuring tannins and a long, powerful finish. Beautifully complete, this Clos Vougeot is predictably backward and tight-knit, and I suspect it will require more patience than any other wine in the cellar this year.

The Domaine Leroy 2015 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is a wine for the ages, opening in the glass with a classic bouquet of incense, smoky black fruits, red cherry and pencil shavings. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and firm at the core, with an ample chassis of fine-grained tannins, excellent concentration and a firm, structural finish. Of all the Domaine Leroy 2015s, this—along with the Clos de la Roche—will demand the most extended cellaring.