Bourgogne Aligoté "Clos des Perrières la Combe" 2015

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR

Bourgogne Aligoté "Clos des Perrières la Combe"
2015

Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Appellation
Bourgogne Aligoté
Varietal(s)
Aligoté 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

About this winery

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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Product notes

This vineyard is 0.55 ha (1.36 acres) and was planted in 1978. The vineyard borders the village appellation Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Argilats and is located on the hillside (Vosne-Romanée side) on very calcareous soils facing south. Upon taking over this vineyard, they converted this entire domaine to organic farming like the other domaine vineyards.

Production notes

This wine is very aromatic with a good length which is surprising for this appellation. The harvest is manually performed with the grapes being pressed directly after cutting. Vinification was in barrel for 16 months.

Tasting notes

This wine has stunning bright acidity with white peach, brioche and lemon notes. This wine is beautifully balanced, rich and nuanced.

Press reviews

Greg Sherwood MW

- 91 points -

February 2018 (Vintage 2014)

A wonderfully vibrant fresh Aligoté expression showing archetypal pithy aromatics of citrus blossom, pear purée, green apples, pithy yellow grapefruit and seductive crushed limestone and chalky minerality. You just don’t usually expect too much complexity on an Aligoté but this wine is nuanced and beautifully animated. The palate has a wonderful elegance and silky light touch, is precisely fresh but not tart, and well balanced with a fine, elegant line of citric acidity together with delicious notes of orange blossom, tangerine peel and apple pastille sweets. A superb vintage delivering wonderful vibrancy, elegant under spoken concentration and a flavourful, liquid mineral finish. Drink now and over the next 3 to 5 years.

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