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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair

"The archetype of the great vintage, even if it's too early to say it's great," said Louis-Michel Liger-Belair of 2005. "We had all the key elements, and at the right time: rain, sun, extended ripening. The wines have tasted great since the start." Liger-Belair told me that 2005 was a vintage of true fruit maturity, while in 2002 the concentration came more from sun and wind in September. Yields in 2005 ranged from 32 to 40 hectoliters per hectare. Nothing had been racked at the time of my visit but Liger-Belair noted that a racking was imminent. I was bowled over by the aromatic complexity and Oriental spice character of the estate's young '05s. (A Becky Wasserman selection; importers include Pas Mal, Inc., New York, NY; Wines Unlimited, New Orleans, LA; and Vinalia Imports, Camarillo, CA)

From 2005 and 2004 Red Burgundies (Mar 2007) by Stephen Tanzer

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2004 La Romanee

Release Price: $739

Color: Red

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