2013 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee Burgundy - OWC 6 x 750ml

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2013 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee Burgundy - OWC 6 pak - 98 pts!
Louis-Michel Liger-Belair founded this Domaine in 2000, but the Liger-Belair family has been making fine wines in Vosne-Romanée for almost 200 years. Louis Liger-Belair, a general for Napoleon, acquired the Château de Vosne and an impressive number of prime parcels in 1815. As is the case with the history of many Burgundian Domaines, however, inheritance laws caused the family holdings to fracture, and by the mid-20th century, the Liger-Belair family had returned to the military profession, with Count Henry, Louis-Michel’s father, attaining the rank of general just like their ancestor Louis. A young Louis-Michel, however, declared his intentions to eventually take over the remaining family holdings and he did just that in 2000 after finishing his studies in agricultural engineering and oenology. 

Today, the glory of the Liger-Belair name lives on in this small-production but prestigious Domaine that counts among its holdings the smallest grand cru in Burgundy and the smallest AOC in France, La Romanée, of which it is the sole owner. Louis-Michel believes that the quality of the wines he produces lies in the vineyard; he maintains that the vine is a living entity and it should not be subjected to anything that we ourselves could not tolerate. The Domaine abides by the belief that the less one does in the winery and in the cellar, the better the wines turn out.

Comte Liger-Belair's mostly Pinot Noir-based wines are made using biodynamic principles, and vineyards are plowed by horse. Short maceration times are favoured to avoid over-extraction, and the Domaine uses mostly new oak.

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair's elegantly structured wines are highly sought-after, despite the Domaine's youth. The La Romanée monopole wine is regularly among the most expensive wines produced in Burgundy.


Product Details

Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2013
Rating 98 RP
Bottle Size 6 x 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 6
Country France
Region Burgundy
Location Cote de Nuits
Producer Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
Color Red
Wine Type Table

Winery Details

Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2013
Rating 98 RP
Barrels
Mostly new French Oak 
Style
Burgundian
Owners
Liger-Belair Family
Region La Romanee 
Location France
Producer Liger-Belair Family
Winemaker
Louis-Michel Liger-Belair
Production
300 cases (approx)

Robert Parker

Robert Parker 98 RP - Tasted at the La Romanée vertical at Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. The 2013 La Romanée Grand Cru was bottled in April 2015, around eight weeks prior to the La Romanée vertical. There is clearly more fruité on the nose compared to the 2012, pure Morello cherries, wild strawberry and a touch of spice, though there is not quite the same trembling mineral intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a core of pure red cherry and strawberry fruit interlaced with white pepper, orange peel and marmalade. This is a fabulous follow-up to the 2012 but will it have the same profound ethereal nature? I'm not sure and yet it remains a show-stopping wine opening page one of a long future. 

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