Nuits Saint Georges 'La Charmotte' Thibault Liger-Belair 2020

Thibault Liger-Belair's Nuits Saint Georges "La Charmotte" is a red wine of enormous complexity, capable of blending the dark power of Nuits Saint Georges and an engaging sensuality. Although the commune of Nuits Saint Georges is rightly considered to be the one capable of producing the most austere, harsh and even long-lived wines in the entire Cote d'Or, Thibault Liger Belair has the talent to expand these components, enriching them with an unusual aromatic availability and persuasive tactility. Despite a prestigious family tradition, Thibault has chosen to embark on a personal path made up of precise choices, both in agronomy and cellar work, that allow him to enhance the peculiarities of each parcel at his disposal while at the same time obtaining wines that can be enjoyed by both passionate drinkers and those beginning to approach the ''sacred'' Burgundy. Absolute champion.

Nuits Saint Georges "La Charmotte" wine is made from pure Pinot Noir from the Nuits Saint Georges parcel of the same name, which covers just over half a hectare and whose vines are more than 50 years old. The most sensual of the Nuits Saint Georges crus, which is obviously cultivated following the precepts of biodynamics, and therefore using only very small amounts of copper, sulfur and natural preparations. In the cellar, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation and aging in oak barrels, mostly used.

"La Charmotte" Nuits Saint Georges presents itself in the goblet with bright ruby garb. Extraordinary olfactory impact, combining the dark depth of Nuits Saint Georges, with an aromatic range typical of Vosne Romanèe wines, made of oriental spices and embroidered floral inlays. The sip also thrives on this dichotomy, and while it does not give up tannin and mineral texture, it has other arrows to its bow, such as finesse and detail. In the round.