2012 Thibault Liger-Belair - Nuits St Georges Les Charmottes
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(bottled in September of 2014; vinified with 30% whole clusters): Medium red. Redcurrant and floral aromas show an almost liqueur-like ripeness. Dense, fat and sweet, offering terrific intensity and inner-mouth tension to its flavors of dried berries and rose petal. The finish builds impressively for village wine. Liger-Belair told me the crop level here was just ten (!) hectoliters per hectare.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright cherry colour. Spicy red and black fruit. Firm but velvety tannins. Something to get your teeth into with just enough freshness. Dry-textured finish. (JH)
(from 50-year-old vines on the north side of the village; vinified with 30% whole clusters): Good dark red. Precise red fruit aromas lifted by a floral topnote. Tangy, juicy and light on its feet. Slightly lean in the middle but vibrant and pure. Finishes with spices and a hint of peppery herbs.
Rose petals, mint, pine and rosemary meld into sweet red fruits in the 2012 Nuits-Saint-Georges La Charmotte, a wine that stands out for its energy and tension. There is a crystalline purity to the fruit that is impossible to miss. The Charmotte is shaping up to be a beauty.