Haute Côtes de Nuits 'Clos du Prieuré'
2017
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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The Hautes Côtes de Nuits Clos de Prieuré comes from limestone and white marl soils that tends to ripen earlier than the others according to Thibault Liger-Belair.
The nose is quite rich and fleshy. On the palate we find notes of ripe and rich stone fruits, notably cooked plum and cherry juice. The tannins are intense but at the same time soft and fine.
This has plenty of red and black fruit characters, with an intriguing salty, savoury edge and plenty of freshness on the palate. Produced from a 0.7ha parcel in the hills above Nuits-St-George, in the village of Chaux, on thin, iron-rich soils over the limestone. The fruit is destemmed and fermented on native yeasts, before ageing two winters in cask (30% new).
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The middle weight flavors are rounder and a little soft while also possessing good volume and mouth coating sap and I particularly like the palate feel of the complex,
balanced and lingering finish. This too is worth a look and would make a quality choice for a house red.
(from white marl soil on a very steep slope; 100% destemmed): Ripe aromas of black cherry, raspberry and smoke, plus a whiff of meat. Creamier and larger-scaled in the mouth than the Corvée de Villy but with good juicy stony lift giving detail to the middle palate. Finishes with substantial broad, dusty tannins that current cut off the fruit. In a distinctly sunny style, but the Corvée de Villy may be longer.
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This is an interesting parcel with a 40% slope to the south and white marl soils (like a young clay). Sweet and lush with nice black cherries with a sweet texture and some warmth, as well as hints of reduction. Nice grip, warm finish.
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