This bottle was not obviously off but having had this wine twice before it was clear to me that this wasn’t a „clean“ bottle sadly. Got better with air but the VA spoiled the nose which is great for perfect bottles.
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Sweet sour, mellow, soaring, umami, caramel - talk about kaleidoscopic, this is it. Had a Tache 16 next to it that while great was like a Rayas. Parked the Tache and opened an 11 Romanee. Much better pair and while the 11 doesn’t have the stuffing of greatness it has the Pinot finesse that is special and it doesn’t fall off but it’s a step back of course. 06 Romanee for me is a total fox right now. Oh la la - went with the ceps like a match in heaven !!! Bottle 2525/3632
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Bottle 2523/3632 clocking in at 13.6pct alc. Served blind to me after a Reignots 12 (I did know it was another CLB but nothing more). Having written my note on the 12 while savouring it when I put my nose in this blind I almost immediately had to eat my hat in that I thought wow this must be Romanee and it was so much more rich in umami than the Reignots I had just coined as being more than a mini Romanee. So lesson learned Romanee is Romanee and it’s the King. Ultra rich in umami immediately, salty, savoury, sweet and sour, so complex with a touch of antiseptic notes. With hours in it gets some sweet vanilla toast quality. Big energetic sap on the palate. Truth be told you almost can’t escape just finding perfection on this nose and refuse to drink, it belies drinking in fact from the nose, just keep swirling, sniffing. It’s definitely a considerable step up yet from the best bottle of Reignots 12 I ever had comparing side by side. It’s a complete wine, kaleidoscopic, intellectual, the stuff of dreams. But it’s also a very demanding wine for all its complexity. Frankly I had very mixed experience with CLB 06 (Reignots and Cras both appeared slightly oxidised) but this bottle was outstanding. Same league and actually quite comparable to the great 08. Merci Gäel for your incredible generosity. I was about to give this 99+ but what’s the point, today this bottle was utterly complete, maybe so complete I couldn’t even comprehend it all, so it deserves a perfect score. While I think most CLB wines are a lesson in winemaking in the best sense of the word La Romanee itself remains a lesson in terroir as it seems too strong to be glossed up or tamed into a house style. Special bottle and a toast goes out to the late Claude Matignoles.
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What an extraordinary treat to have this wine alongside the 2006 Mugnier Musigny over the course of a long and delicious dinner with friends. When this wine was first poured the nose was more dark-fruited than the Mugnier. But also more polished. Early impressions were that the Mugnier seemed a more masculine wine, while this L-B straddled the line showing some masculine elements but also some feminine charm and polish. While this wine has plenty of structure, it seemed more approachable than the Mugnier (though the Mugnier did show as overly structured at times). Lovely integration on this. High quality oak is present but not heavy-handed at all. Leaning a little darker fruited on the palate when contrasted with the Mugnier. Rich wine! Later pours came out of the bottle with what seemed to be a bit of reduction on the nose, but a good swirl and a bit of time in the glass caused that to blow off. A fantastic and top quality Grand Cru that has many years of pleasure left to give (and should improve for at least 10 more years), but was quite enjoyable on this night in a more youthful way at age 15.
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Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): The last bottle from two years ago was off…. Not this time! Absolutely gorgeous nose displaying pure black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, lactic, black truffle, rose, Vosne spice and limestone. Perfectly harmonious and balanced palate, very finely layered pure black fruit, sensual and fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long black fruit driven finish. I am not a big fan of the 06 vintage but this is drinking incredibly well.
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Massive wine. Incredibly tannic still after 12 years. When will this ever come around? Very long but a worrying dryness that is detectable within the ripe, glossy and heathy fruit. It even comes across as a touch of stem and not completely phenolically ripe. Epic wine making but perhaps a tricky vintage that is currently a bit closed down? Needs another 10+ years. I think these wines are not going to be pleasurable for 20-25 years...
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Liger-Belair Dinner (Hong Kong): I far preferred the '15 La Romanee, which is in an infant baby fat stage, to this comparatively dry and mildly stewed showing. Inexpressive nose with dried cranberry and missing the detail of many of the lesser wines tonight. The '10 last week was was also far more accessible and pleasurable than this. This was however the last wine of a fairly lengthy program, but I still don't really see this one. With Louis Michel, bottles from the domaine.
It's very difficult to write. Ok, let me try. The nose of Comte Liger-Belair's perfume is so beautiful, very sexy, more attractive than La Tache and Leroy's Romanee-Saint-Vivant. Perfect ABC, acidity is lovely, great balance with the splendid complexity. Aftertaste lifts me up softly and slowly, brings me into a place of heaven on earth. It's good to drink LT first and followed by Leroy then La Romanee. When DRC and Leroy are showing very good after 3 hours but everything is under controlled by Comte Liger-Belair. This wine is an upper level and it's true. Next time I will put 2006 Romanee-Conti in to drink together side by side. Then we'll see.
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Extremely forward nose of ripe red and black fruit, a zillion different spices and a cool, airy floral note. Yet with all this going on, you still felt the wine was holding back a bit. This sense of exuberance combined with restraint carried through to the palate which was also full of spice, forward fruit, a rhubarb note and clear, but satisfying structure. This is awesome today and it will only gain complexity. This is much more sophisticated than the Clos du Chateau tasted last night, but has the same level of excitement, just with more complexity and depth. The finish lasts forever.
Big - drank after Pommard 2007 from Domaine Leroy. This wine just flew past the Pommard. Deep concentrated nose, black and blue fruit with an very elegant strucure and a finish that has just left my palate hours after finishing:)
99 points… Goes on forever this wine. Don’t know where to start. First time I’m drinking a wine from this vineyard, and that is as the final wine of tonight’s tasting, after 15 bottles of great Burgundy, from 5 different locations in Cote de Nuits. It kind of sweeps in over you, in wave after wave after wave. I guess I have finally run into the famous “peacock feather effect”, and this time for real? So many impressions, it’s almost hard to cope with, and even worse to sort all the different bits and pieces into some words that makes sense. It’s light and heavy at the same time. It’s complex and hidden, yet straight forward. It´s light and heavy in the same sniff or mouthful. The nose had the essence of Vosne spice in it. It was just unbelievable. And in the mouth it just overflowed me with layers and layers of different tastes. This is why Burgundy always will be Burgundy and number one when it comes to wine. You can’t beat the quality and complexness of a wine like this, no matter what. It’s like an out of body experience, like walking on the clouds.
Wow! What a wine. On the nose it was almost like smelling a nice cognac. Absolutely lovely elegance with very transparent structure and fruit. Even though so elegant it is a lot of power as well. This wine was the winner of a fantastic 17 wine tasting with just top wines. A memory! I am on the hunt for more of this. Absolutely magnificent.
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Tasted from a bottle that had been opened several hours - probably did the wine good. Bursting from the glass with intense sweet berries and a minerality, seems almost nervoux. The intensity is almost like a very good white burgundy. The taste is intense, long, very rich for the vintage - and oh, so young. Almost criminal to drink this now, but what a wine, what a wine. I wish I was a rich man. (at Barolo 1996 tasting chez moi)
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Uncorked DK does 2006 Burgundy - 18 wines including Vogue, Rousseau, Liger-Belair, Ponsot (Karlebo Kro): A bit lighter red. Very light notes of berries, roasted butter and brown sugar on the nose. In the mouth it is intense, elegant and complex giving of dried flowers, black tea and loads of oaky caramel which seems to hide the fruit at this stage. When I opened and sniffed this I found it to be one of the few wines that had a 2005 quality nose, but when we came around to it it was gone. Giving the price tag and ratings it was disappointing even though it had some good qualities. I am bit concerned if the fruit in this is too fragile to bear oak like this. (U94,0)
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12/11/2022 - BenBlu wrote: flawed
This bottle was not obviously off but having had this wine twice before it was clear to me that this wasn’t a „clean“ bottle sadly. Got better with air but the VA spoiled the nose which is great for perfect bottles.
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9/27/2022 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 100 Points
Sweet sour, mellow, soaring, umami, caramel - talk about kaleidoscopic, this is it. Had a Tache 16 next to it that while great was like a Rayas. Parked the Tache and opened an 11 Romanee. Much better pair and while the 11 doesn’t have the stuffing of greatness it has the Pinot finesse that is special and it doesn’t fall off but it’s a step back of course. 06 Romanee for me is a total fox right now. Oh la la - went with the ceps like a match in heaven !!! Bottle 2525/3632
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7/23/2022 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 100 Points
Bottle 2523/3632 clocking in at 13.6pct alc. Served blind to me after a Reignots 12 (I did know it was another CLB but nothing more). Having written my note on the 12 while savouring it when I put my nose in this blind I almost immediately had to eat my hat in that I thought wow this must be Romanee and it was so much more rich in umami than the Reignots I had just coined as being more than a mini Romanee. So lesson learned Romanee is Romanee and it’s the King. Ultra rich in umami immediately, salty, savoury, sweet and sour, so complex with a touch of antiseptic notes. With hours in it gets some sweet vanilla toast quality. Big energetic sap on the palate. Truth be told you almost can’t escape just finding perfection on this nose and refuse to drink, it belies drinking in fact from the nose, just keep swirling, sniffing. It’s definitely a considerable step up yet from the best bottle of Reignots 12 I ever had comparing side by side. It’s a complete wine, kaleidoscopic, intellectual, the stuff of dreams. But it’s also a very demanding wine for all its complexity. Frankly I had very mixed experience with CLB 06 (Reignots and Cras both appeared slightly oxidised) but this bottle was outstanding. Same league and actually quite comparable to the great 08. Merci Gäel for your incredible generosity. I was about to give this 99+ but what’s the point, today this bottle was utterly complete, maybe so complete I couldn’t even comprehend it all, so it deserves a perfect score. While I think most CLB wines are a lesson in winemaking in the best sense of the word La Romanee itself remains a lesson in terroir as it seems too strong to be glossed up or tamed into a house style. Special bottle and a toast goes out to the late Claude Matignoles.
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11/6/2021 - Blair Curtis wrote: 95 Points
What an extraordinary treat to have this wine alongside the 2006 Mugnier Musigny over the course of a long and delicious dinner with friends. When this wine was first poured the nose was more dark-fruited than the Mugnier. But also more polished. Early impressions were that the Mugnier seemed a more masculine wine, while this L-B straddled the line showing some masculine elements but also some feminine charm and polish. While this wine has plenty of structure, it seemed more approachable than the Mugnier (though the Mugnier did show as overly structured at times). Lovely integration on this. High quality oak is present but not heavy-handed at all. Leaning a little darker fruited on the palate when contrasted with the Mugnier. Rich wine! Later pours came out of the bottle with what seemed to be a bit of reduction on the nose, but a good swirl and a bit of time in the glass caused that to blow off. A fantastic and top quality Grand Cru that has many years of pleasure left to give (and should improve for at least 10 more years), but was quite enjoyable on this night in a more youthful way at age 15.
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9/28/2021 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
Best experience with this wine in quite some time. Forward and energetic. Great bottle.
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1/14/2021 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Silky and layered. Hints of green underneath. Great bottle. 95+
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6/12/2019 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): The last bottle from two years ago was off…. Not this time! Absolutely gorgeous nose displaying pure black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, lactic, black truffle, rose, Vosne spice and limestone. Perfectly harmonious and balanced palate, very finely layered pure black fruit, sensual and fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long black fruit driven finish. I am not a big fan of the 06 vintage but this is drinking incredibly well.
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2/1/2019 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 Points
Moderate weight, somewhat muddled palate. Clearly needs more time, will get better, but unclear how far it will evolve. 93+
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6/6/2018 - dchain Likes this wine: 92 Points
Massive wine. Incredibly tannic still after 12 years. When will this ever come around? Very long but a worrying dryness that is detectable within the ripe, glossy and heathy fruit. It even comes across as a touch of stem and not completely phenolically ripe. Epic wine making but perhaps a tricky vintage that is currently a bit closed down? Needs another 10+ years. I think these wines are not going to be pleasurable for 20-25 years...
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6/5/2018 - fcxj wrote: 88 Points
Liked this better when I tasted at Domaine last summer. Baking spice, cinnamon and unusual stewed fruit aromatics. Creamy palate also off.
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6/4/2018 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 89 Points
Liger-Belair Dinner (Hong Kong): I far preferred the '15 La Romanee, which is in an infant baby fat stage, to this comparatively dry and mildly stewed showing. Inexpressive nose with dried cranberry and missing the detail of many of the lesser wines tonight. The '10 last week was was also far more accessible and pleasurable than this. This was however the last wine of a fairly lengthy program, but I still don't really see this one. With Louis Michel, bottles from the domaine.
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5/14/2018 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
A very pretty nose of rose petals, cherry and freshly grated ginger. It is mid-weight in the mouth, with good balance and excellent persistence.
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6/28/2017 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
LB visit. Lifted, sweet aromatics suggesting baking spice. Wow wine.
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6/26/2017 - dcwino wrote: flawed
Winos' excellent adventure in France; 6/22/2017-6/27/2017 (All over France): I don’t know what happened but this seems a bit off. A lot of stewed fruit; however, it is incredibly concentrated.
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4/7/2016 - REWindsor Likes this wine: 97 Points
Awesome wine. A veritable baby but wonderful complexity and long finish. A big boy with terrific depth of flavor ove red fruits. Rare
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12/31/2015 - noppakit s. Likes this wine: 98 Points
It's very difficult to write. Ok, let me try.
The nose of Comte Liger-Belair's perfume is so beautiful, very sexy, more attractive than La Tache and Leroy's Romanee-Saint-Vivant.
Perfect ABC, acidity is lovely, great balance with the splendid complexity. Aftertaste lifts me up softly and slowly, brings me into a place of heaven on earth.
It's good to drink LT first and followed by Leroy then La Romanee.
When DRC and Leroy are showing very good after 3 hours but everything is under controlled by Comte Liger-Belair.
This wine is an upper level and it's true.
Next time I will put 2006 Romanee-Conti in to drink together side by side.
Then we'll see.
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6/18/2015 - johnh1001 wrote: 96 Points
Extremely forward nose of ripe red and black fruit, a zillion different spices and a cool, airy floral note. Yet with all this going on, you still felt the wine was holding back a bit. This sense of exuberance combined with restraint carried through to the palate which was also full of spice, forward fruit, a rhubarb note and clear, but satisfying structure. This is awesome today and it will only gain complexity. This is much more sophisticated than the Clos du Chateau tasted last night, but has the same level of excitement, just with more complexity and depth. The finish lasts forever.
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6/23/2013 - Vintjener Likes this wine: 97 Points
Big - drank after Pommard 2007 from Domaine Leroy. This wine just flew past the Pommard.
Deep concentrated nose, black and blue fruit with an very elegant strucure and a finish that has just left my palate hours after finishing:)
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5/4/2012 - Ramberg wrote: 99 Points
99 points…
Goes on forever this wine.
Don’t know where to start.
First time I’m drinking a wine from this vineyard, and that is as the final wine of tonight’s tasting, after 15 bottles of great Burgundy, from 5 different locations in Cote de Nuits.
It kind of sweeps in over you, in wave after wave after wave.
I guess I have finally run into the famous “peacock feather effect”, and this time for real?
So many impressions, it’s almost hard to cope with, and even worse to sort all the different bits and pieces into some words that makes sense.
It’s light and heavy at the same time.
It’s complex and hidden, yet straight forward.
It´s light and heavy in the same sniff or mouthful.
The nose had the essence of Vosne spice in it.
It was just unbelievable.
And in the mouth it just overflowed me with layers and layers of different tastes.
This is why Burgundy always will be Burgundy and number one when it comes to wine.
You can’t beat the quality and complexness of a wine like this, no matter what.
It’s like an out of body experience, like walking on the clouds.
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5/4/2012 - St Paul wrote: 98 Points
Wow! What a wine. On the nose it was almost like smelling a nice cognac. Absolutely lovely elegance with very transparent structure and fruit. Even though so elegant it is a lot of power as well. This wine was the winner of a fantastic 17 wine tasting with just top wines. A memory! I am on the hunt for more of this. Absolutely magnificent.
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12/14/2010 - beatles wrote: 97 Points
Tasted from a bottle that had been opened several hours - probably did the wine good.
Bursting from the glass with intense sweet berries and a minerality, seems almost nervoux. The intensity is almost like a very good white burgundy. The taste is intense, long, very rich for the vintage - and oh, so young. Almost criminal to drink this now, but what a wine, what a wine. I wish I was a rich man. (at Barolo 1996 tasting chez moi)
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3/27/2009 - gorm wrote: 94 Points
Uncorked DK does 2006 Burgundy - 18 wines including Vogue, Rousseau, Liger-Belair, Ponsot (Karlebo Kro): A bit lighter red. Very light notes of berries, roasted butter and brown sugar on the nose. In the mouth it is intense, elegant and complex giving of dried flowers, black tea and loads of oaky caramel which seems to hide the fruit at this stage. When I opened and sniffed this I found it to be one of the few wines that had a 2005 quality nose, but when we came around to it it was gone. Giving the price tag and ratings it was disappointing even though it had some good qualities. I am bit concerned if the fruit in this is too fragile to bear oak like this. (U94,0)
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