Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair's Golden Dragon Collection gathers eight bottles from across the estate in one gold-capsuled wooden case. The 2021 edition is all red, running from the village wine La Colombière up to the La Romanée monopole.
About This Collection
2021 brought frost at budbreak, a cool wet spring and mildew, and only September sun ripened a tiny crop. Côte de Nuits reds are lighter and more fragrant than 2019 or 2020. This case holds two La Romanée, one Echézeaux, two Clos de Vougeot, one Vosne-Romanée La Colombière, from old vines on clay soils beside the château, and two Clos des Grandes Vignes from Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Redcurrant, red cherry and rose petal, lifted and pretty, with a herbal touch in the Clos des Grandes Vignes.
- Palate: Medium weight and bright. La Colombière is round and fruity, the Nuits wine more upright, and La Romanée the most layered of the set.
- Finish: Clean and perfumed, with fine tannins that let the village and premier cru bottles drink early.
Serving & Food
Open La Colombière and Clos des Grandes Vignes over the next several years and wait a little longer for the grand crus. Serve a touch cool, 14 to 15°C, in Burgundy stems. Steamed chicken with ginger and spring onion, grilled quail and mushroom risotto suit its lighter frame.
How to Enjoy
A set of eight Liger-Belair wines for drinking through the coming decade, where the lesser climats can be opened well ahead of the grand crus.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
Collection: Golden Dragon Collection
Vintage: 2021
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, France
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Presentation: 8 × 750mL original wooden case
Case Composition: 2 × La Romanée Grand Cru Monopole, 1 × Echézeaux Grand Cru, 2 × Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, 1 × Vosne-Romanée La Colombière, 2 × Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes Monopole
Capsule: Gold (Golden Dragon edition)
Volume: 750mL per bottle
About the Domaine
In the cellar Louis-Michel Liger-Belair keeps his hands light. Grapes arrive in small crates of around 14 kilos, cross a sorting table and are usually destemmed, then reach the vats by conveyor rather than pump. The must is held cool for about a week before native yeasts start fermentation. The wine then goes by gravity into new oak, stays unracked for 13 to 15 months and is bottled with neither fining nor filtration.