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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair

Louis-Michel Liger-Belair describes 2012 as an elegant vintage, like 2010, "but with more body and structure--and not overripe." His overall production was down 40% (the estate-wide yield was just 24 hectoliters per hectare) in 2012 "due to all factors," and he brought in his grapes in just three and a half days beginning on September 22. Potential alcohol levels were between 12.5% and 12.8% and Liger-Belair chaptalized 0.3 or 0.4 degree to extend the fermentations by an extra two or three days. Since 2003, he has been relying far more on pumpovers than punchdowns; in fact, he told me he does just two pigeages per cuvee. Although he continues to age his wines in all new oak, he is cutting back on the wood influence by using more 350-liter barrels, especially for his village wines. As a general rule, his wines from clay soils finished their malos earlier, by mid-March, while the grand crus and the wines from limestone-rich soil finished in mid-July. (A Becky Wasserman selection; importers include Wines Unlimited, www.winesunlimited.com and Veritas Imports, www.veritaswine.com)

From 2012 Red Burgundies (Jan 2014) by Stephen Tanzer

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