Thibault Liger-Belair - Chambolle-Musigny 2020 (750ml) Macconais

Thibault Liger-Belair - Chambolle-Musigny 2020 (750ml) MacconaisLiger Belair fermented the fruit with 40% whole clusters during a three week cuvaison and is ageing it in 30% new oak casks to produce a wine with admirable concentration, plummy fruit and a subtle, nuanced complexity on the finish. This old vine cuve is produced from a number of lieux dits throughout the village, including Fouchres (next to premier cru Borniques below Musigny), Gamaires (next to Morey Saint Denis on deeper soil) Fremires and Beaux

which we repay with the most assiduous and exuberant efforts of our own

Fruity-sweet aromas of candied strawberries

The great Pinot Noir present themselves with notes of crushed fresh strawberries

Leans toward toasty on the finish

« Beyond my deep respect for the vineyards and wines of Burgundy

substantial flavors are relatively backward for this wine

nectarine and lemon curd

A mixture of black and blue fruit

which at the time of bottling seemed like a distant dream

the mosaic in our minds

The deepest color so far with a very rustic nose

it is a surprisingly intense wine that retains its elegance and delicacy