Comte Liger Belair, Vosne Romanee Reignots other_regions_italy minerality and smoked plum and

minerality and smoked plum and dark fruit

Longer than the other one (that turned out to be the 2004)

giving way to a core of wild blueberries

Here the reticent nose is at once ripe yet cool with a lovely layered quality to the mix of violet

There is excellent volume and intensity to the powerful yet generous middle weight flavors that coat the palate with dry extract on the textured

Comte Liger Belair, Vosne Romanee Reignots other_regions_italy minerality and smoked plum and(the Liger Belair vines in this small vineyard run from top to bottom whereas the others are situated in segments; Cathiard is on top, Grivot in the middle and Arnoux at the bottom). Floral black fruit and spice mark the nose here, which is followed by superb extract of pinot flavors which completely buffers the dense but fine tannins and somewhat mutes the underlying minerality at the moment. Still, this is clearly very classy and textured if tight