2018 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée La Colombiere
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The 2018 Vosne-Romanée La Colombière shakes off a little reduction to reveal slightly earthy red berry fruit laced with clove and bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannins and a fine line of acidity. Quite saline in the mouth, with a taut, linear finish. Good potential for one of the domaine's entry-level cuvées.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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Revealing a deeper bouquet of cherries, sweet berry fruit, orange rind, peonies and toasty new oak, the 2018 Vosne-Romanée La Colombière is medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with a rounded profile that's underpinned by succulent acids.
Just above Clos du Château on clay soil. 65- to 95-year-old vines. Remontage not pigeage. ‘Infusion not extraction’, says Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. Tank sample. Mid cherry red. Smells a little sweeter and riper than Vosne village wine but still so scented and open. Darker fruited, a touch more spice. Definitely more spicy and savoury on the palate, perhaps a touch more oak in evidence but there’s a stony finesse to the tannins. Dark and cool and utterly refined, so fresh and full of energy. Fabulously delicate finish. Scented to the end. (JH)
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.