72 wines from Comte Liger-Belair – before lunch…
Tasted in Vosne-Romanée, 12 June 2015. The invitation arrived in the post: “It started with my ancestor, General Louis Liger-Belair who was with Napoleon and settled in Burgundy in 1815 when he acquired the Domaine in Vosne Romanée. Liger is actually a Latin derivative of Loire which… Read More
04 de vogüé and 12 comte liger-belair
Dinner in Caves Madeleine yesterday, and generous diners wanted to open the 2004 de Vogüé – so I naturally had to find something to pique their interest too. Not a bad pair of after-dinner labels… 2004 Comte Georges de… Read More
Comte Liger-Belair – 2013
Tasted in Vosne with Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, 6th November 2014. Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 1 Rue du Château 21700 Vosne-Romanée Tel: +33 3 80 62 13 70+33… Read More
Profile: Thibault Liger-Belair (Nuits St.Georges)
Tasted in Nuits St.Georges with Thibault Liger-Belair, 27 June 2014. Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair 32 rue Thurot 21700 Nuits St.Georges Tel: +33 3 80 61 51 16 www.thibaultligerbelair.com To be honest, it’s taken me many years to make this first visit chez Thibault, the reason being… Read More
welcome back: c marey & comte liger-belair…
Louis-Michel Liger-Belair has been a busy boy. Not only has he been re-designing the family Audi A3*, but he has been remodelling his affairs in Vosne-Romanée too. The name of the business C.Marey was first recorded in Nuits St.Georges in 1720. In 1852, Guillaume-Félix Marey, together with the… Read More
comte liger-belair 2007 vosne clos du chateau
2007 Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château Just about medium colour – and not all that young looking. Here is such a heady perfume; redolent of stems (even though Louis-Michel insists he de-stems) a very subtle vanilla and… Read More
comte liger-belair 2008 vôsne clos du château
For comparison; the cork of Louis-Michel Liger-Belair’s 2008 next to the tiny cork of the ’85 Richebourg. 2008 Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château Medium colour. The nose soars with a perfume that… Read More
2008 comte liger-belair vosne la colombière
2008 Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée La Colombière Medium colour. The nose for over two hours wears a background cloak of reduction yet the dark red fruit is easy to discern. Across the tongue it’s light and lithe with a… Read More
The 2007’s of Comte Liger-Belair
I visited Domaine Comte Liger-Belair a little later in the year than has been my ‘tradition’, but this gave me the opportunity see the stunning ‘extension’ to the cuverie that has seen a crane dominate the Vosne sky-line for over 1 year. When you or I talk of an extension,… Read More