Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Nuits-St-Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes Blanc 2013

By Steen Öhman April 3, 2015 -

Only the second vintage of this white for Louis-Michel - from the recently acquired vineyard Clos des Grandes Vignes in the southern Nuits-Saint-Georges. The wines were re-grafted with Chardonnay in 2010 - so this is a fairly new vineyard for the whites. Around 40% new oak is used. The bouquet is …

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2005

By Steen Öhman March 25, 2015 -

The Vosne Romanee Clos du Chateau is showing brilliantly. On the nose fine and delicate red fruit .. organic and offering the full range of Vosne spices. On the palate open with a lovely expressive red fruit, intense for a village with very fine length and complexity. A gorgeous and big village ... …

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2012

By Steen Öhman March 14, 2015 -

The Vosne-Romanee Clos du Chateau 2012 from Liger-Belair is a magnificent glass of Vosne The bouquet is very open and expressive .. lovely red berry fruit graced with an explosion of Vosne spices - violets, cinnamon and all spice rounded by a fine impression of oak. On the palate delicate and …

Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots – a fragmented delight

By Steen Öhman December 14, 2014 -

The Aux Reignots is in my view one of the most interesting 1er crus of Cote de Nuits - its perhaps not quite in the same popularity league as Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux, Aux Malconsorts or Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses, but the focus on this terroir has increased dramatically during the last 10 …

Visit – Tasting of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 2013 from cask

By Steen Öhman December 4, 2014 -

On my November 2014 trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to taste the 2013s from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. Expectations were high after tasting some very fine 2013s at other Domaines .. needless to say - I was not disappointed - the 2013s from Liger-Belair are very fine indeed. …