2017 Domaine Du Compte Liger Belair La RomaneeGrand Cru
THE VINTAGE
An emblematic figure of the Burgundy vineyard, the Comte Liger-Belair estate is a recent creation insofar as it was created in the 2000s at the instigation of Viscount Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. With a family winemaking know-how anchored since the 19th century, it has quickly raised the property to the top of the signatures to follow and acquire to enrich its cellar. The Pinot Noir that makes up this Romanée grand cru held in monopoly has been grown according to biodynamic principles. It covers an area of less than one hectare (0.8 ares) and the vines are 22 to 42 years old. The latter draw their letters of nobility from red-brown soils composed of limestone and clay.
Signed in confidential quantities up to 12 pieces (Burgundy barrels of 228 liters) and 3,600 bottles. Cut for very long aging, this wine reveals itself through a beautiful deep ruby color from which escape intense notes of black fruits such as black cherry, blackberry, blueberry and blackcurrant. We also detect hints of candied fruit, figs, undergrowth and liquorice. Extremely persistent, it deserves to be enjoyed on a special occasion with gourmet dishes.
THE COMTE LIGER-BELAIR ESTATE
The domain of Comte Liger-Belair (also called Château de Vosne-Romanée) is recent: it was created in 2000 by Viscount Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. But the establishment of the family in Burgundy is much older. Indeed, the Château de Vosne-Romanée was acquired by Louis Liger-Belair in 1815, with an estate which then comprised 60 hectares (including the famous parcels of La Tache, Malconsorts and Brulées). The family history was relatively tumultuous. The estate was sold at auction in 1933 before the two brothers (Juste and Count Michel) bought part of it. It notably combines this purchase of one of the jewels of Vosne: La Romanée, the smallest AOC in France (0.84 hectares). The plots are however left in sharecropping to winegrowers and Burgundy houses. In 2000, the arrival of Louis-Michel Liger-Belair changes everything. The domain is recreated. He put an end to the sharecropping of La Romanée and the other plots by Bouchard and reclaimed the bottling (from 2001 to 2005, part of the production was still bottled by Bouchard). The nine-hectare estate is managed according to the principles of biodynamic agriculture and has risen to the top of the Côte de Nuits.
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