2005 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru "Aux Reignots"

Name: 2005 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru "Aux Reignots"
SKU: 1273615
Rating: 70.25 (4 reviews)

94BH

94VN

93RP

Burghound

Review Date: 01/2008

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Much airier and more elegant floral notes of rose petal and violet aromas plus sweet blue and black pinot fruit notes that can also be found on the mineral-suffused flavors that are precise, linear, focused and cool on the chiseled and beautifully long finish. I very much like this and while it's less generous than the Chaumes, it's classier and absolutely crystalline in its purity. A stunner. *Outstanding*

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Professional Reviews

Vinous

Review Date: 03/2008

Good deep red-ruby. Sappy plum and redcurrant aromas complicated by tobacco and minerals. A step up in sweetness, concentration and floral lift from the Chaumes, this one boasts palate-staining redcurrant, leather and mineral flavors and a powerful impression of extract, not to mention a compelling sappiness for the vintage. Finishes dry and classic, with superb punch. "These vines always produce very small bunches," notes Liger-Belair. (ST) 94+

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 07/2015

The 2005 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots sees service back to normal after the 2003 and 2004: bold red berry fruit infused with potpourri, wilted rose petals and orange blossom. The definition here is superior to previous vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, good depth and the most impressive nuance and complexity since Louis-Michel's debut. There is a captivating spicy note coming through on the finish that fans out gloriously. This is very fine. (NM)

Jancis Robinson

Review Date: 08/2007

Smoky, fine, more refined than the Clos du Château. Spiky. Attitude. Wait! Flirtatious underneath. 18+/20 points (JR)

Notes

91 points David Schildknecht in Wine Advocate: "From vines (some 80 years old) just above their monopole La Romanee, the Liger Belairs’ 2005 Vosne-Romanee Les Reignots displays vintage-typical notes of black raspberry and blackberry, exotic spices, mocha, vanilla, and a decidedly strong gamey character for a wine so young (but which Liger-Belair seeks to assure me is a passing reductive phase). Savory soy and salty, stony mineral notes add to the undeniably complex impression made by this bright, elegant, texturally spare Pinot, and there are fascinating lingering notes of floral perfume, new wood, forest floor and passing woodland creatures." (04/2007)

Product Details

Origin: Vosne Romanee, Burgundy, France

Type/Varietal: Pinot Noir

SKU: #1273615