Corton Grand cru Les Renardes 2018

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR

Corton Grand cru Les Renardes
2018

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic

$359.99*

* Suggested retail price

2 case(s) available

Product code
5470
Format
3 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Côte de Beaune
Appellation
Corton
Classification
Grand cru
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir 100 %
Colour
Red
Closure type
Cork
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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Press reviews

Tim Atkin MW

- 97 points -

March 2018

Thibault Liger-Belair has produced one of the best Cortons of the vintage, in a harvest when the Grand Cru made a number of very good wines. This comes from the top of the slope, where (counter-intuitively) there is more clay. It’s a fine, floral, elegant red, with spices and sap from 40% whole bunches and none of the rough edges that can Corton can bring.

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Tim Atkin MW

- 95 points -

January 2016 (Vintage 2014)

More than a third of the crop was lost to hail, but the end result is still impressive, partly because of the low yields. A mix of clay and mostly-limestone dominated parcels, this shows subtle spice from whole bunches, chalky minerality and stylish, polished tannins. 

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Tim Atkin MW

- 95 points -

Tim Atkin MW, January 2015

From the highest part of Renardes, thes grapes are grown on very chalky soils and get no whole bunch fermentation as a result. It’s a high-browed, almost intellectual wine with finesse and nuance and none of the slightly rasping tannnins that you find in some Cortons. Fresh, stylish and classy.

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Decanter

- 94 points -

October 2019 (Vintage 2018)

Thibault Liger-Belair has been making this wine under his négociant label since 2005. The 2018 was fermented with 40% whole bunches and aged in 60% new wood and is a classically sinewy, chewy Corton with some clove spice, damson and red cherry fruit and ageworthy underlying structure. Needs more time in bottle, but that's the terroir speaking.

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Burghound.com

- 93 points -

January 2015

The spicy and gamy nose features subtle earth and smoke nuances on the ripe and very fresh red currant, plum and dark raspberry aromas There is excellent mid-palate concentration to the broad-shouldered, intense and overtly powerful flavors that terminate in a robust, energetic and admirably complex finish that goes on and on. I like the velvety texture and while this is an imposingly scaled wine it is not rustic or hard even though patience will be required.

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Burghound.com

- 93 points -

January 2016 (Vintage 2013)

A classic Renardes nose is both complex and overtly sauvage as it only grudgingly offers up notes of relatively elegant red and black pinot fruit along with plenty of earth nuances. There is fine intensity to the muscular yet round and generously proportion flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the velvety finish. This really builds from the mid-palate and delivers excellent length though note well that this very serious effort will need at least a decade in the cellar to be at its best.

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Burghound.com

91-93 Points

Allen Meadows, January 2013

distinctly sauvage, even animale nose of intensely earthy and ripe red and blue pinot fruit that is laced with wet stone, humus and forest floor. The earthy character continues onto the broad-shouldered and impressively scaled flavors that brim with both dry extract and plenty of power before culminating in a remarkably complex, focused and notably persistent finish. This balanced effort should benefit substantially from mid-term plus cellaring.

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Vinous

(94-96) Points

Antonio Galloni, January 2014

Liger-Belairs' 2012 Corton Les Renardes is dazzling. Layers of expressive dark fruit blossom in an intense, structured Burgundy that is going to require quite a bit of time. This is classic Renardes in its power and muscle, yet all the elements fall into place gracefully. Smoke, iron, chalk and a host of mineral-infused notes support the finish. I find the balance of fruit and structure here absolutely compelling.

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Vinous

91-93 Points

Stephen Tanzer, January 2015

(Liger-Belair destems this wine entirely, as it's planted oncalcaire): Good deep red. Stony aromas currently overshadow wild red fruits on the reduced nose. Shows good richness but comes across as tight and unforthcoming today, even a bit dried by CO2. The long finish is surprisingly supple, though, leaving behind stone and saline notes. In an awkward stage but there's plenty of material here.

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Burghound.com

(91-93) Points

January 2016 (Vintage 2014)

(made with 40% whole clusters). A brooding, earthy and very serious nose consists of ample floral influences on the ripe and fresh wild red berry scents that are also trimmed in noticeable sauvage elements. There is fine richness to the dense and equally somber broad-shouldered flavors that possess a relatively supple mid-palate though the beautifully long and well-balanced finish tightens up in a rush. Not surprisingly this powerful and slightly rustic offering is quite youthfully austere at present and will definitely require at least a decade of patience.

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Vinous

(91-93) POINTS

January 2017 (Vintage 2015)

Dark red-ruby. Subtle, sexy scents of raspberry and smoked meat, plus a whiff of licorice. Distinctly darker in the mouth than most of the foregoing 2015s, offering moderate flesh and sweetness but good subtle intensity to the juicy flavors of blackberry, licorice, minerals and bitter chocolate. The dusty tannins coat the sides of the tongue. This rather understated wine is in a distinctly intellectual style and should evolve slowly.

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Burghound.com

(91-93) POINTS

2018 (Vintage 2016)

(40% whole cluster). An intensely earthy and sauvage-infused nose is composed by notes of dark raspberry, violet and a hint of spice. There is once again fine volume, energy and intensity to the broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent minerality that really comes up on the relatively refined, balanced and austere finale. This is also sufficiently firm that at least some forbearance will be required.

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