Domaine du Comte Liger Belair Vosne Romanée la Colombière 2018
The 2018s here are elegant, forward and intense, with excellent weight yet without being overtly dense. They sort of remind me of the 2015s, as they have airy and generous fruit with lovely ripeness, and very agreeable tannins.
The transparency and cool, gentle generosity really impressed me when tasting the 2018s.
They are quite a lot hotter than the perfectly cool 2010s, but the ’18s still have vivacious, juicy fruit, and they are beautifully balanced. I still have 2010 as the best vintage so far from Louis-Michel, but I think the 2018s could rival 2009 and perhaps even 2015 from this estate.
As with other estates, there are some wines that stand out in 2018 as very special. But even the other wines are excellent and a joy to taste.
Not surprisingly, the Vosne-Romanée Colombiere is quite a step up from the generic village. There is also a bit of reduction in this cuvee, but otherwise it’s showing beautifully. The bouquet offers ample fruit, and on the palate, there is rich and generous fruit with 1er cru-like intensity. It will be interesting to follow alongside the new Mugneret-Gibourg Colombiere
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