THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Richebourg Grand cru  - 2014

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR

Richebourg Grand cru 2014

(from a .55 ha parcel). This too is just wonderfully complex with broad-ranging spice and floral nuances that combine with cool and reserved aromas of red currant, cassis, Asian-style tea and kirsch. The equally cool, restrained and exquisitely energetic big-bodied flavors possess an abundance of palate coating dry extract that buffers perfectly the firm tannins on the balanced, forcefully persistent and moderately austere finish that is also notably linear at present. Once again I repeat that like the Clos de Vougeot and the LSG, it is pointless to buy this Rip Van Winkle-like effort without the explicit intention of allowing it to benefit from a long snooze in a cool cellar.

January 2016


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