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Côte de Nuits 'Les Leurey', Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair 2018
Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair
Thibault Liger-Belair took over the family domaine in 2001, re-establishing a historic Nuits-Saint-Georges estate whose roots trace back several generations within one of Burgundy’s most recognised families. While distinct from the Vosne-Romanée branch of the Liger-Belair lineage, Thibault has built his domaine with a clear, independent identity, steadily expanding holdings through both inheritance and carefully selected parcels. Today the estate spans key sites across the Côte de Nuits and Beaujolais, reflecting his dual focus on Pinot Noir and Gamay, and his interest in expressing site across different terroirs. He farms organically, with biodynamic principles increasingly informing vineyard work, and places strong emphasis on vine health, soil vitality, and precise harvest timing. In the cellar, his approach is deliberate and restrained, often incorporating whole bunch fermentation, favouring gentle extraction, and adapting élevage to each cuvée to balance structure with clarity of fruit and terroir expression.
Les Leurey is an old vine Côte de Nuits Villages parcel with plantings dating back to 1937, rooted in limestone dominant soils with varying clay content that naturally brings both concentration and mineral tension. The age of the vines contributes to low yields and a naturally compact, focused fruit profile, while the site itself sits in a transitional zone that offers both depth and lift. Liger Belair works the parcel with a precise, low intervention approach, incorporating partial whole bunch fermentation and a long, gentle extraction to preserve aromatic clarity. Elevage is carried out in barrel with a restrained proportion of new oak to maintain transparency and site expression. The wine shows dark cherry, wild blackberry and red plum, interwoven with violet, spice and a fine graphite edge. The palate is structured yet poised, with finely grained tannins and a long, linear finish shaped by both old vine density and limestone freshness.
Origin France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits Villages
Grapes Pinot Noir
Vintage 2018
Alcohol 13.0%
Style Structured, old vine, mineral
Bottle size 75cl
Winemaking Partial whole bunch fermentation, gentle extraction, élevage around 16 to 18 months in barrel with restrained new oak, focused on preserving old vine concentration, aromatic clarity and mineral definition
Notes Organic, Low intervention