2016 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Reignots 1er Cru
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The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Aux Reignots 1er Cru has a lot of reduction on the nose that occludes the fruit profile. The palate is full-bodied with grippy tannin, a muscular take on the vintage with blueberry and cranberry fruit, confit-like with spicy, peppery notes towards the grippy and firm finish. Just trying a bit too hard to impress but I have little doubt that it will improve thanks to its substance and concentration. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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Bright red-ruby. Aromas of black raspberry and pungent minerality show a deep note of coffee reduction. Large-scaled, dry and classic, and quite backward and uncompromising today, with flavors of dark berries, smoke and crushed rock saturating the palate. Dusty tannins spread out horizontally on the vibrating, stony back end. Here's another 2016 that will require patience. Superb potential.
The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots has an intense bouquet with dark cherries, violets, a hint of cold wet limestone and blood orange. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky opening, plush and yet tensile thanks to that silver bead of acidity. The quality of the vineyard really shines through in this Reignots, the tip of the tongue tingling with spice, the back absorbing those waves of crushed black and blue fruit. Gorgeous!
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.