Thibault Liger-Belair Gevrey-Chambertin La Croix des Champs 2018
Domaine Thibault Liger Belair
Thibault Liger-Belair is cousin to Vicomte Liger Belair of Vosne Romanée. In 2001 he took over an old family property in Nuits St Georges, taking back the vines which had been contracted out to various share croppers, and leased a cuverie just down the road. The vines are now certified organic and farmed biodynamically, horses are used to plough the vineyards where possible. The grapes are rigorously sorted, then destalked and fermented. They will be racked once during the elevage, but Thibault is not afraid of reductive flavours at this stage which, he feels, adds to the eventual substance and complexity of the wine. The oak rotation is not allowed to reach over 50% new barrels but also not to use any barrels more than three years old. The natural style of Thibault’s wines are rich and full-bodied, though the benefits of his farming methods Bring a slighty more mineral aspect to the fruity wines.
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TLGC201810 UCAU
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Identifiable by its prosaic location by the bus-stop on the outskirts of Gevrey, this vineyard has quite heavy soil, whose effect Thibault leavens with plenty of whole-bunch (50%). The wine is bright and creamy with little ambition for complexity, but with plenty for pleasure, carrying the house style impeccably. Drin
Identifiable by its prosaic location by the bus-stop on the outskirts of Gevrey, this vineyard has quite heavy soil, whose effect Thibault leavens with plenty of whole-bunch (50%). The wine is bright and creamy with little ambition for complexity, but with plenty for pleasure, carrying the house style impeccably. Drin
Scores & Reviews
91 / 100
Vinous
The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Croix des Champs is more than 55% whole cluster. That stem addition comes across a little strongly on the nose and occludes the terroir profile. The medium-bodied palate offers firm tannins, plenty of red berry fruit laced with orange peel and slathers of marmalade, and a grippy finish with a light cola note on the aftertaste. Fine.