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2008 Liger-Belair, Domaine Thibault Richebourg Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir: 750ml

$249.99

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points awarded:
BH 93 ST 92-95 WA 93-94

93 points,

Burghound, January 2011

30% whole clusters. A restrained, indeed even backward nose reluctantly displays the expected spiciness and moderate floral influence that leads to textured, powerful, concentrated and hugely long flavors and explosive finish. This is a big wine in the context of the '08 vintage and while it's very much on the reserved side today, this well-muscled effort should amply reward mid to long-term cellaring.


93 -94 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2010

Ripe mulberry and blackberry, game, and dark chocolate mark the nose and finely-tannic palate of Liger-Belair's 2008 Richebourg, for which all of the fruit was destemmed. Fresh ginger, blond tobacco, caramelized root vegetables, and crushed stone are among the diverse added complications of this dense, compact exemplar of its great site that finishes with vibratory, reverberating intensity. This was not due to be bottled before summer and might well grow in stature before that happens, but it will certainly deserve half a dozen years neglect in the cellar and be fascinating to follow for ten or a dozen years thereafter. -David Schildknecht


92 -95 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, April 2010

Deep red. Reduced and seemingly unformed on the nose. Then large-scaled, dense and backward on the palate, but already hinting at a powerful core of penetrating black and red fruits, licorice, violet, bitter chocolate, spices and crushed stone. This infant is like a black hole today. Building, peppery tannins make it even harder to taste. This slowly evolving wine is likely to require at least eight years of cellaring, and my early note must be taken as provisional.


93 points,

Burghound, January 2011

30% whole clusters. A restrained, indeed even backward nose reluctantly displays the expected spiciness and moderate floral influence that leads to textured, powerful, concentrated and hugely long flavors and explosive finish. This is a big wine in the context of the '08 vintage and while it's very much on the reserved side today, this well-muscled effort should amply reward mid to long-term cellaring.


93 -94 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2010

Ripe mulberry and blackberry, game, and dark chocolate mark the nose and finely-tannic palate of Liger-Belair's 2008 Richebourg, for which all of the fruit was destemmed. Fresh ginger, blond tobacco, caramelized root vegetables, and crushed stone are among the diverse added complications of this dense, compact exemplar of its great site that finishes with vibratory, reverberating intensity. This was not due to be bottled before summer and might well grow in stature before that happens, but it will certainly deserve half a dozen years neglect in the cellar and be fascinating to follow for ten or a dozen years thereafter. -David Schildknecht


92 -95 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, April 2010

Deep red. Reduced and seemingly unformed on the nose. Then large-scaled, dense and backward on the palate, but already hinting at a powerful core of penetrating black and red fruits, licorice, violet, bitter chocolate, spices and crushed stone. This infant is like a black hole today. Building, peppery tannins make it even harder to taste. This slowly evolving wine is likely to require at least eight years of cellaring, and my early note must be taken as provisional.


About Winery

The domaine, located in Nuits-St.-Georges, has 12 acres distrib-uted among the following appellations: Richebourg- 70 year old vines, Clos Vougeot- between 15 & 55 years old, Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru "les Saint Georges"- 50-60 year old vines, Vosne Romanee 1er Cru "les Petits-Monts", Vosne Romanee "aux Reas"- 45 year old vines, Nuits Saint Georges "la Charmotte"- 42 year old vines and Bourgogne Rouge. The domaine has been in the Liger-Belair family for 250 years.

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