Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru la Croix des Champs
2015
Thibault Liger-Belair comes from a great winemaking family that has deep roots in Burgundy: he is a direct descendant of the Napoleonic General Louis Liger-Belair, who acquired the Chateau de Vosne in 1815 when he married Ludovie Marey, whose family had been Burgundy negociants since 1720. Youthful, passionate and always full of ideas, Thibault trained as an oenologist, but had his start in the wine industry as a wine buyer. He is also a former rugby player with a genuine 'down to earth'...
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This vineyard is 0.29 ha (0.72 acres) and was planted in 1972. This vineyard is in the eastern part of Gevrey-Chambertin on the plains side, the soil is mainly made up of red and brown clay with a few spots of limestone.
The grapes are harvested by hand and they are using 50% whole cluster fermentation. There is a 3 week fermentation period with very moderate intervention. They are aging the wine in 40% new French oak barrels for 20 months. The wines are unfiltered and unfined.
This wine is all about the freshness. The nose is very lively with bright red cherry, raspberry and strawberry notes. The palate is medium bodied with fine grain tannins and bright acidity and a long finish.
Saturated dark red. Slightly reduced nose conveys a wild quality to the aromas of raspberry, mocha and soil tones. Then plush and intense in the mouth, displaying a savory/sweet impression to the flavors of raspberry, rose petal, spices and earth. Very concentrated wine with a classic Gevrey combination of gaminess and nobility; in fact, this distinctly mouthfilling wine shows more village than vintage character.
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Discreet wood sets off very fresh and rather floral-scented aromas of freshly turned earth, red currant and sauvage hints. The supple, round and again relatively forward middle weight flavours tighten up quickly on the balanced, attractively persistent and complex finale.
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