Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair |
Label Name: | Vosne Romanee La Colombiere |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Vosne‑Romanee, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | 100% Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 15-17°C |
Awards/Ratings
World of Fine Wine 92 (2020 vintage); reviewers typically score Liger‑Belair La Colombière ~90–93
Tasting Note
Dense red and black cherry fruit with Vosne spice, mineral clay richness and sweetly scented briar. Silky, finely grained tannins, lively acidity and a lush, saline-tinged finish (long and mouthcoating).
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, mushroom risotto, lamb rack, beef bourguignon, charcuterie and aged cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, miso‑glazed salmon or cod, soy‑braised short ribs, Korean bulgogi, mushroom hot pot (nabemono).
Production Method
Organic/biodynamic vineyard practices; hand-harvested grapes; majority destemmed, indigenous yeast fermentation with gentle extraction; aged 11–18 months in French oak barrels (some new); minimal filtration.
Vineyard Info
Domaine du Comte Liger‑Belair (re‑established by Louis‑Michel Liger‑Belair in 2000) is a historic, small‑production Vosne producer owning La Romanée monopole; focused on low yields and terroir-driven, low‑intervention farming.