Thibault Liger-Belair Richebourg Grand Cru 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Thibault Liger-Belair
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Cote de Nuits
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2022
Sku	00240
Size	750ml

 

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This wine has an intense bouquet of violets and rose petals, has notes of blackberry, raspberry, wild strawberry, pomegranate, blackcurrant, truffle with several spicy notes. The palate is relatively full-bodied and rich with good intensity and minerality with a long finish.

The Liger-Belair family has passed down the tradition of winemaking from generation to generation for the past 250 years. In 2001, Thibault Liger-Belair took over the vines as the winemaker and created Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair. Prior to joining the family domaine, Thibault studied viticulture and oenology for six years, and worked for a communications firm in Paris where he was able to present and taste wines internationally. In his mid-twenties, Thibault also started an internet company with the idea of discovering and selling high quality wines. But the calling of the vines was still strong, so in 2001, at the age of 26, Thibault decided to jump to the other side of the fence, this time to make wine, his true calling and passion. The year 2002 was the first harvest of the Nuits-Saint-Georges, Nuits-Saint-Georges Charmottes, as well as Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas. In 2003, the domaine enriched its range with Richebourg Grand Cru, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Petits Monts, and Bourgogne Rouge. In 2009, the domaine expanded into Beaujolais, and now a Beaujolais-Villages and several Moulin-à-Vent Cru wines are also produced.

 Overtly spicy and floral-suffused aromas of black cherry, plum and exotic tea are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The caressing and tautly muscular, if not especially dense, flavors possess a gorgeous mouthfeel while exuding a similar level of minerality on the slightly chewy but not rustic or dryness finish. This is clearly built-to-age and a Riche that's definitely going to need extended patience.  Drink 2037+