2021 BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ le Clos des Perrières la Combe Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair, Lea & Sandeman

BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ

2021 le Clos des Perrières la Combe Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair

Grapes Aligoté
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Bourgogne Aligoté
ABV 12.5%

Cold macerated for a week before pressing, which explains the deep yellow-gold colour. Good broad flavour and with Aligoté's bracing freshness. Drinking range: 2023 - 2025 L&S (Oct 2022)


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Vines planted in the 1970s in Gevrey, south-facing. Very calcareous – was a quarry. One week skin contact before fermentation. Aged in barrel. Cask sample. Intense herbal citrus aroma. On the wild side. Terrific texture of firm tannins but without the dominating aromas of dried grasses that you get with a skin-fermented (as opposed to skin-contact) white. Firm, chewy, long and delicious with a creaminess to balance those phenolics. Thibault Liger-Belair says the 2017 is drinking very well now. VGV (JR.com Wine of the week) Drinking range: 2025 - 2030Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Feb 2025)

(this was macerated on the skins for an entire week, which is unusual as skin maceration is rarely used in Burgundy and when it is, it’s typically only for a few hours). There is plenty of citrus influence to the aromas of white orchard fruit, petrol and spice. The plump but energetic middleweight flavors exude a refreshing salinity on the lingering finish where a hint of Chablis-like iodine slowly appears Drinking range: 2024 - Rating: 86-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2023)

The 2021 Bourgogne Aligoté Clos de Perrière la Combe underwent one week of skin maceration before fermentation. Custard cream and popcorn emerge on the nose: quite expressive and well defined. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity that cuts through the almond and walnut notes that define the finish. Commendable length. This should be difficult to resist once in bottle. Drinking range: 2023 - 2029 Rating: 89-91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2023)

Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair

Thibault Liger-Belair has two hectares in Les Saint Georges, the vineyard which gives Nuits the rest of its name, and 60 ares out of a total of 4 hectares of the Grand Cru Richebourg, as well as a good holding in the Clos Vougeot and some well-placed village wines. The vineyards are a good start, but it is Thibault himself who has catapulted this domaine straight into the very top echelons of Côte de Nuits domaines from his first vintage (2002). Thibault was trained as an oenologist but first worked as a wine buyer. He has come to wine making with a wide experience of wine buying, and has had the advantage of having discussed wine-making for many years, with the benefit of his oenological background, with some of the best winemakers of the world. Viticulture is biodynamic (since 2005), yields low but not ludicrously low, everything is pragmatic, so that he should be doing just what is necessary and no more. He uses 40-50% new wood maximum. The wines are bright, pure, focused, aromatic and elegant without lacking anything in the way of stuffing.

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