2017 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée La Colombiere
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The 2017 Vosne-Romanée La Colombière showed a small reduction on the nose but there seems to be a little more fruit intensity than the Village Cru. The palate is medium-bodied with silky-smooth tannin and quite piquant, featuring red fruit, orange zest and a touch of brown spice on the finish. This neat and tidy Vosne-Romanée should drink well for three to 10 years.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2017 Vosne-Romanée La Colombière is also quite strongly marked by its time in new wood, though the wine has more substance to integrate it, offering up an appealing bouquet of French roast, plums, wild berries, dark chocolate and an attractive touch of peony. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, satiny and more complete, with juicy acids and creditable depth at the core, concluding with a saline finish. It's an appreciable step above the regular Vosne-Romanée Village this year.
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. 'There’s no sunshine in the cellar so if the tannins are not ripe at harvest they never will be.' Sweet red fruit with a touch of vanilla scent. Succulent, delicate, pure and on the palate the oak disappears. Glorious purity and finesse. So long. (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.