Mark S.

8.9

Lemon, salty. Sour. Minerals. Rich, juicy. A bit strong. Thibault Liger-Belair bourgogne aligote 20 @280/G(1200), Fred, 240831 — 8 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Yesterday, Stage 7 of this years Tour de France was an exciting Time Trial through a famous section of the Côte-d’Or. The riders started in the village of Nuits-Saint-Georges and finished just up the road in Gevrey-Chambertin. Naturally, I felt compelled to open this beauty from Thibault Liger-Belair. “La Charmotte” is a tiny, 0.40ha (basically a single acre) vineyard right on the border of the 1er crus of Argilats and Bousselots that was planted in 1962.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of six hours. The 2019 “La Charmotte” pours a deep, slightly hazy ruby, thanks to some fine sediment. But otherwise a transparent core with medium viscosity and no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with gorgeous, perfectly ripened strawberries and raspberries, cranberries, exotic spices, a radical assortment of red flowers, porchini and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and super satisfying.

A touch of Vosne-Romanée with the skeleton of Nuits-Saint-Georges, this is a serious village wine with impeccable texture. For all the super nerds out there, Thibault uses 40% whole cluster for this wine, aged 18 months in French oak barrels, less than half of which are new. Drink now through 2034 easy.
— 10 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Also at BBF. A real treat. — 2 years ago

JKT

9.1

Father’s Day at Jane for mom bd. Jordon knows and likes this wine. More like a Burg in its complexity and balance and light footed profile. Yum. — 4 years ago

Jeff Loo

9.1

Top notch Aligote. Drinking beautifully and complex and just right. Drink now and over the next 2-3 years. — 5 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Great blind tasting today of 2 rare 15 NSG’s both showed lots of ripe black cherry, sweet spices with good mineral & acidity — 5 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.0

2024 spring / summer. A little dark and heavy — 9 months ago

Stephen Osgood

10

Perfection. Pure silk. This is why you go big on Burgundy. — 9 months ago

Jen

9.4

Lovely red at brindille. 2016 is a great vintage — 2 years ago

Charles York

9.3

Dried strawberries. Luxardo. Cola. Violets. Dark blackberry finish. Yummm. ++ — 3 years ago

Vicky Chen Keke

9.0

Really enjoyed the blend. Smooth yet complex. Nice mineral and earthy palate — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

10

Domaine Bizot lunch today hosted by their winemaker Thomas Berry. This is a producer who’s wines are virtually impossible to find. They have 9 plots with an average yearly production at 9000 btls. Whole cluster with some new oak, very small yields & small amounts of sulphur added. Their wines are lush & pure with no intervention showing purity of fruit, sweet spices along with floral notes. They are so delicious now you can drink them young but will reward long term cellaring. (Aka Liger Belair) — 5 years ago

Beth Hamilton

9.0

At first I found this undrinkable because of the manure smell. But after a day being open it’s wonderful. Smoky aroma. Smooth balanced palate that keeps on giving. Charred plums, smoke, tobacco, white pepper, cinnamon, unsweetened cocoa. It’s a Christmas gift that keeps on giving. — 5 years ago

with Alison

Rohan Pandit

9.6

Wine of the night!!! — 9 months ago

with Jin

Manj Gunawardane

9.0

Light, reductive, nice acidity and fruitiness. Pleasant sipper - throw me some oysters and tempura or some tempura oysters! — 2 years ago

Bill Schallert

8.9

Nicely done. A bit tight and short on the finish — 2 years ago

Beth Hamilton

9.5

Raspberries, cherries, strawberries, and a sprinkle of white pepper on the nose. Smooth texture, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, white pepper on the palate. Goes down super easy. You gulp this right down. Went with Christmas Day pernil. — 3 years ago

Aravind A

9.1

It was bound to happen eventually...my final btl, and perhaps best yet. A lovely, exuberant Moulin-a-vent Sad this is my final btl, sigh. — 4 years ago

Diana Fischer

9.6

No oak.nice clean mineral finish — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.7

No. 2 in the Vosne Romanee Grand Cru bracket. Tasted blind. My brief note (sensory overload has set in again!): A perfumed woody smokiness - sweet and gorgeous with a beautiful texture and mouthfeel. “ With Romanee Conti to its eastern boundary it is similar but slightly different. Les Richebourgs to its northern boundary. La Romanee is a Monopole owned by the Liger-Belair family and is the smallest appellation in France at. 0.8452 hectares producing only 250 to 350 cases each vintage. A wonderful wine with at least 2 decades of cellaring before it reaches its peak. — 5 years ago