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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair

Louis-Michel Liger-Belair toured his vineyards on September 10 and came to the conclusion that the fruit had not yet achieved full phenolic ripeness, so he ended up harvesting between the 12th and 16th. As was noted by a number of his colleagues, Liger-Belair told me that the very hot period between August 10 and 25 killed a lot of the malic acidity in the grapes and concentrated sugars, but in some instances stalled the maturation of the tannins. In fact, according to the numbers, he added, acidity levels in a number of the wines are even lower than those of 2003. He noted that the yeasts in 2009 ate more sugar than normal, so finished alcohols are a bit lower than they might have been. Liger-Belair was careful with extraction in 2009, relying mostly on infusion: "The high alcohol was easy to extract. I didn't want to do anything that might accentuate any green seed quality in the grapes." The malos began early but did not finish until March and April owing to the long, cold winter. The '09s had not yet been racked at the time of my visit. As of 2009, all of the domain's vineyards are farmed organically. (A Becky Wasserman selection; importers include Wines Unlimited, New Orleans, LA and Veritas, Beverly Hills, CA)

From 2009 Red Burgundy (Jan 2011) by Stephen Tanzer

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