Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair La Romanée 2011 is Pinot Noir from a grand cru monopole of well under a hectare in Vosne-Romanée. The 2011 is a fresher, mid-weight vintage now moving into its drinking window.
About This Wine
2011 is a vintage for drinkers who like red Burgundy lighter and more savoury. Ripeness varied from site to site and sorting mattered a great deal. Deep-rooted vines on the La Romanée slope tend to cope well with a difficult year. Around fifteen years on, a 750mL bottle should be opening up, with fruit and savoury notes in balance.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Redcurrant and sour cherry, sweet pipe tobacco, rose hip and a whiff of damp earth.
- Palate: Supple and gently structured, with tangy red fruit, a stony core and tannins starting to soften.
- Finish: Clean and quite long, with spice, dried flowers and a mineral finish.
Serving & Food
Good to open now and over the next decade. A short decant of 30 minutes is plenty; serve around 16°C in a Burgundy balloon. Try it with grilled duck hearts, mushroom and truffle pasta or a simple roast chicken.
How to Enjoy
Someone who wants to taste La Romanée at a relaxed stage of life, without waiting another decade.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
Appellation: La Romanée Grand Cru Monopole
Region: Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
Vintage: 2011
Grape variety: Pinot Noir
Volume: 750mL
Style: Red Burgundy
Origin: France
About the Domaine
Before 2022 the domaine farmed about 10.5 hectares across Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Flagey-Echézeaux, turning out 15 separate cuvées from village level to grand cru. With the 2022 vintage it grew by close to 40 percent, when Nathalie Pacareau of the Lamarche family leased her vines to the domaine, among them Grands-Echézeaux and Aux Malconsorts, a climat the family had owned before 1933. Louis-Michel runs the estate from the château with his wife Constance. Quantities stay tiny for every wine, and La Romanée itself averages roughly 3,600 bottles a year.