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.