
THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru 'Les Saint Georges' - 2012
- - 93 points-
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January 2015(from a huge 2.10 ha parcel). This is aromatically cool to the point of being almost mute though...
Detailed press review(from a huge 2.10 ha parcel). This is aromatically cool to the point of being almost mute though...
Detailed press review(from a .72 ha parcel on the Vosne side in the middle against the wall). A completely different...
Detailed press review(from a .55 ha parcel). There is just enough post-bottling reduction to mask the detail of the...
Detailed press reviewA beautifully elegant, spicy and intensely floral nose exhibits notes of violets and rose petal...
Detailed press reviewThe spicy and gamy nose features subtle earth and smoke nuances on the ripe and very fresh red...
Detailed press reviewA wonderfully spicy and solidly complex nose offers up aromas of both red and dark currant aromas...
Detailed press reviewThe Mazis bottling from Faiveley always marks a contrast with the Latricières, being rounder,...
Detailed press reviewAn outstanding wine in 2012, this is almost as good in 2013. The vineyard is stony and well...
Detailed press reviewBased on the Ladoix side of the Grand Cru, this is a Faiveley monopoly on an east-facing site. It's...
Detailed press reviewAs it was last year, this is a lighter style of Echézeaux, sourced from a vineyard that is so...
Detailed press reviewThis is one of the cooler Premiers Crus in Gevrey, situated close to the northern end of...
Detailed press reviewFaiveley is almost on its home turf in Les St Georges, which is situated close to its headquarters...
Detailed press review(blended from 3 separate parcels). Like the Clos des Issarts this is earthy, cool and brooding with...
Detailed press review(from a very large 1.2 ha parcel). A relatively high-toned nose features extremely fresh notes of...
Detailed press reviewReduction. There is outstanding richness to the beautifully textured, powerful, concentrated and...
Detailed press reviewHere the reduction is sufficiently pronounced to flatten the fruit and render it hard to evaluate....
Detailed press reviewA generous dollop of moderately toasty oak mixes with the highly layered nose of black cherry,...
Detailed press reviewA notably spicy and attractively floral-suffused nose features notes of plum, rose petal, violets...
Detailed press reviewDeep, bright red. Candied black cherry and licorice on the nose, along with a funky note of...
Detailed press review(Liger-Belair destems this wine entirely, as it's planted oncalcaire): Good deep red. Stony aromas...
Detailed press reviewGood deep red. Wild black cherry, licorice, crushed herbs, earth and a smoky nuance on the nose....
Detailed press review(aged in two-thirds new oak; this was 11.8% potential alcohol chaptalized to 12.8%): Medium red....
Detailed press reviewHealthy bright red. Classic cool Gevrey aromas of black fruits, licorice, mint and game, with...
Detailed press reviewGood dark red. Musky purple fruits and sexy soil tones on the scented nose, complicated by notes of...
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