2011 Nuits-St Georges, Les Saint-Georges, 1er Cru, Domaine Thibault Liger- Belair, Burgundy

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Description

Mingling plums and prunes with weight and depth, this wine is initially restrained but it is all there. A huge volume of flavour develops on the palate, revealing a wealth of fruit and some tannins. This is perfectly in balance for the long term, and marks a big step forward for Thibault. Jasper Morris MW,Berrys' Burgundy Director 2011 was a relatively easy year in the vineyards for Thibault, as there were no problems with health. The main decision was the date to pick (from 5th September) which he chose by leaf colour as an indication of the end of the vine cycle. He employed very gentle vinification this year to keep the fruit fresh. Thibault has been moving towards and elegant style, a little bit away from the plumpness of his early wines. He manages this through shrewd judgement on the use of stems and particular attention to the type and toasting of wood to be used. He is especially proud of his ‘tartare’ barrels with minimum toasting.

Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2011

Alcohol % 13

Maturity Ready, but will improve

Grape List Pinot Noir

Body Full Bodied

Producer Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 92/100

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. There is a sense of everything being in its right place on the nose of Thibaults Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges: conservative and linear, but well defined and fresh. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins and a fine thread of acidity. Lively and ebullient, focused and taut, this is a lovely, quite sophisticated Nuits Saint Georges. Excellent.Neil Martin - 30/11/2014

Neal Martin MW, (Nov 2014)

Allen Meadows 91-94/100

“Sweet Spot” Wines from the 2011 Vintage Reduction renders the nose difficult to evaluate. There is a gorgeously silky mouth feel to the suave but well-concentrated medium-bodied flavors that also brim with an abundance of dry extract before concluding in an intensely earthy finish. This is very, very tight today but the noteworthy upside development potential is more than evident. Strongly worth considering. allen_meadows - burghound_com.com - issue 49 - Jan 2013

Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2013)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

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