Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
2010Nuits St. Georges “Les Cras” ♥1er Cru Red barrel
Score: 91-93
Tasted: Jan 10, 2012
Drink: 2020+
Issue: 45
Outstanding
Note: from a .37 ha parcel
Producer note: Louis-Michel Liger-Belair told me that 2010 fashioned “superbly elegant and exceptionally fresh wines but unfortunately there isn’t a lot of them. We lost some yield due to the frost but it was mostly limited to the vines at the bottom of La Colombière. The poor flowering though contributed the most to the loss of yield and all told we were down about 30% relative to what we obtained in 2009. I elected to begin picking on the 26th of September and while the fruit was really quite clean, it still required some sorting though no more or no less than usual. I strongly believe in thoroughly sorting everything no matter the vintage as it’s the little details that can make a big difference. Potential alcohols were very good if not high and ranged between 12 and 13%. As to the wines, I very much like them as they reflect their individual terroirs clearly. If I had to try to describe 2010 in terms of vintage comparisons, I would say that it is a blend of the styles of 2001 and 2008.” As the scores and comments suggest, the now in-bottle ’09s have also turned out extremely well and a number of them are really quite stunning. (A Becky Wasserman Selection/Le Serbet, www.leserbet.com, Beaune, France; additional distributors include Veritas Imports, www.veritaswine.com, CA/NV/AZ/NM and USA Wine Imports, www.usawineimports.com, NY, NY for “Selection Pas Mal”, New York, NY; Justerini & Brooks, www.justerinis.com, UK and Richards Walford & Co., Ltd., www.r-w.co.uk, UK).
Tasting note: Reduction. There is an intense minerality to the beautifully well-detailed and energetic flavors that possess superb depth of material and outstanding complexity before terminating in a persistent and mouth coating finish. In the way of nits there is a trace of warmth but otherwise, this is a really lovely wine with ample amounts of underlying tension.
Domaine du Comte Liger Belair, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Cras
US$5,000 / 每箱價格
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
2010Nuits St. Georges “Les Cras” ♥1er Cru Red barrel
Score: 91-93
Tasted: Jan 10, 2012
Drink: 2020+
Issue: 45
Outstanding
Note: from a .37 ha parcel
Producer note: Louis-Michel Liger-Belair told me that 2010 fashioned “superbly elegant and exceptionally fresh wines but unfortunately there isn’t a lot of them. We lost some yield due to the frost but it was mostly limited to the vines at the bottom of La Colombière. The poor flowering though contributed the most to the loss of yield and all told we were down about 30% relative to what we obtained in 2009. I elected to begin picking on the 26th of September and while the fruit was really quite clean, it still required some sorting though no more or no less than usual. I strongly believe in thoroughly sorting everything no matter the vintage as it’s the little details that can make a big difference. Potential alcohols were very good if not high and ranged between 12 and 13%. As to the wines, I very much like them as they reflect their individual terroirs clearly. If I had to try to describe 2010 in terms of vintage comparisons, I would say that it is a blend of the styles of 2001 and 2008.” As the scores and comments suggest, the now in-bottle ’09s have also turned out extremely well and a number of them are really quite stunning. (A Becky Wasserman Selection/Le Serbet, www.leserbet.com, Beaune, France; additional distributors include Veritas Imports, www.veritaswine.com, CA/NV/AZ/NM and USA Wine Imports, www.usawineimports.com, NY, NY for “Selection Pas Mal”, New York, NY; Justerini & Brooks, www.justerinis.com, UK and Richards Walford & Co., Ltd., www.r-w.co.uk, UK).
Tasting note: Reduction. There is an intense minerality to the beautifully well-detailed and energetic flavors that possess superb depth of material and outstanding complexity before terminating in a persistent and mouth coating finish. In the way of nits there is a trace of warmth but otherwise, this is a really lovely wine with ample amounts of underlying tension.
