May 23, 2023 - 1158/2205. Got it from Zachys auction, such a disappointment. The wine is clearly cooked, didn't improve. Has none of Liger Belair's signature nose, I wonder if it's a storage problem or just fake?
July 16, 2022 - Amazing depth and candied rhubarb fruit
June 17, 2022 - The Liger Belair Reignots 2010 was more complex and structured. A GC feel for sure and initiallly a little introvert. With time this also opened up and had real depth. But never developed the playful elegance of the Petit Monts. Would give this a couple of more years.
September 19, 2021 - Medium ruby red with rim variation.
Blackberries, dried black cherries, licorice, asian spicies.
Great structure & balance, smooth tannin, long finish, nice acidity.
- My first comte-liger-belair wine.
June 28, 2021 - 1499/2205 A very accessible bottle. Orange ruby color. More purple than red fruits, strong Vosne spice, mineral, brick, and little leather. High concentration, it's lean at the beginning but after 30mins, its more relax and fully opened. High acidity. Perfume aroma. Tasted some vegetal juice at the end. It's very elegant, can age but highly doubt its potential for long time aging.
September 1, 2019 - This came out late at night as nightcap after a perfect La Romanee 12. Should have listened to the sommelier and had a different vintage (07 and 09 had the night before showed much better). Bottle number 1453/2205 - this is certainly a great wine but one of the rare wines from Louis Michel that do not immediately gratify. 13.5 pct alcohol and the contrast between this 10 and the 07 couldn’t be bigger (the latter at 12.5 alcohol). The 10 is a massive wine which shows five spice and dark fruit but at present I missed the floral, weighless and hedonistic side I have found in other vintages of this fantastic vineyard. So probably a great wine further down the line by my personal preference are for the other vintages here surprisingly.
March 6, 2019 - Liger Belair Dinner - La Paulee 2019 (Eleven Madison Park): 1772/2205. Elegant even though leaner than 09. Very textured palate with finesse that sustains throughout. 95
September 7, 2018 - Klar, dyp rød med mild kant. Parfymert nese med skogbunn, rose, bringebær, moreller, musk og mild eik.
Ren, sitrende frisk frukt med fin intensitet og god konsentrasjon. Dyp og med fin tetthet. Bløt tekstur. Sval sødme. Frisk, spisset syre. Milde , svakt tørrende tanniner. Tørr utgang med lett bitterhet og sursøtt preg. Fin lengde. Drikk nå.
November 16, 2017 - Really singing, a vibrant wine, that hits the Pinot-nerve at once - and of course gets better with air. It is full, rich, yet balanced and precise, Vosne really speaks here - thank you CP for bringing this.
#X-pensive winos goes Cab
July 4, 2017 - Beautiful nose. Rich and dense palate still early in its development with the fruit nicely balanced by soil and smoke tones