Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair's Golden Dragon Collection from 2018: an eight-bottle, gold-capsuled wooden case of the domaine's leading Côte de Nuits wines, made for collectors in Asia.
About This Bottling
The Golden Dragon line-up has changed over the years. Early cases paired La Romanée, Échezeaux and Aux Reignots with village Vosne-Romanée, while cases from 2012 to 2015 replaced the village wines with a red and a white Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes. Every case carries gold capsules in place of the domaine's standard blue. Please ask us for the full bottle list of this 2018 case.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Expect dark cherry, violet, clove and sandalwood from La Romanée, with a brighter red-fruit and floral register from the other reds.
- Palate: Silky, concentrated Pinot Noir with fine tannin and a clear stony thread.
- Finish: Spicy and lasting, with La Romanée the most persistent of the set.
Serving & Food
Still young; most bottles will show better from the late 2020s onward, and La Romanée needs longest. Give the reds an hour in a decanter and pour them at 16 to 17°C into large Burgundy stems. Roast pigeon, char siu pork and a creamy mushroom pasta all sit well alongside.
How to Enjoy
Adding a recent Golden Dragon vintage to a collection, or keeping a sealed case for a future celebration.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Côte de Nuits
Vintage: 2018
Collection: Golden Dragon Collection
Style: Mixed-case Burgundy collection
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Format: 8 × 750mL original wooden case
About the Domaine
Louis-Michel Liger-Belair describes himself as the seventh generation of his family to own the domaine, which dates from 1815. He took over in 2000 and has steadily widened the range with leased and purchased vines in Vosne-Romanée, Flagey-Échezeaux, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Vougeot, while the long-held core of La Romanée, Aux Reignots and Les Chaumes stays at its centre.
The Golden Dragon range arrived in 2008, as interest in Burgundy grew quickly in Hong Kong and mainland China. His idea was a case built from the domaine's top wines for buyers in the region, rather than a mix of village bottlings, and production has always been kept small.