2016 Nuits St Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes
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The 2016 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes 1er Cru currently labors under a lot of reduction on the nose, although this should blow off with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, pastille-like notes with hints of cassis and blueberry, leading to a succulent, slightly saccharine finish that fortunately is not too sweet. Flattering and thoroughly delicious. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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(20% vendange entier ; the yield here was infinitesimal due to the frost): Bright ruby-red. Vibrant aromas of black cherry, black raspberry, licorice, menthol and dark chocolate. Tactile but taut, with brisk acidity and a surprisingly polished texture for Nuits-Saint-Georges. Aeration brought a bit more flesh but this is a distinctly drier--and less floral--style than most of the estate's Vosne-Romanée wines in 2016. Finishes with an element of medicinal reserve and a serious spine of tongue-dusting tannins. Classic Nuits-Saint-Georges in style.
There are just four-and-a-half barrels of the 2016 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes and so Louis-Michel will probably keep this cuvée private for his coq au vin. It has a perfumed, floral bouquet with more red fruit that the Aux Cras (for example). This is quite open, playful even. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannin, tensile red berry fruit, quite spicy at first but sleek and caressing toward the finish. Very fine.
About the producer
Since its rebirth in 2000, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair has quickly become one of the most highly sought-after producers in Vosne-Romanée. The most prized wine from the estate is their monopole Grand Cru La Romanée.