Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair |
Label Name: | La Romanee Grand Cru Monopole |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits (Burgundy) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
World of Fine Wine: 97–98 (2021 tasting); Selected critics/merchants report Neal Martin ~95–97; highly allocated Grand Cru
Tasting Note
Ethereal florals (rose, peony) with ripe red cherry and raspberry, sweet spice, wet stone minerality, silky texture, fine-grained tannins and a vertical, mineral-driven, very long finish.
Food Pairing
Roasted or seared duck (Western) and Peking duck (Asian), quail with morels, mushroom or truffle risotto, beef carpaccio, miso‑glazed black cod, soy‑ginger salmon, aged cheeses.
Production Method
Biodynamic/organic viticulture, hand-harvested, 100% destemmed, spontaneous fermentation, 15 months élevage in 70% new oak barrels, bottled unfiltered and unfined.
Vineyard Info
La Romanée is the Comte Liger-Belair monopole (≈0.845 ha). Louis‑Michel Liger‑Belair rebuilt the family domaine; production is tiny and highly allocated with traditional, terroir-driven practices.