Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Le Clos du Prieuré Thibault Liger-Belair 2015

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Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Le Clos du Prieuré Thibault Liger-Belair 2015

The wine

The Hautes-Côtes de Nuits lie on the plateaus and hillsides overlooking the legendary communes of the Côte de Nuits. The Clos du Prieuré, a true walled locality, once belonged to religious communities who cultivated the vines for their own use. This terroir rests on clay-limestone soils enriched with limestone scree and white marl. After manual harvests, the grapes are vinified following traditional methods and a low-intervention approach. Fermentation occurs spontaneously with native yeasts, followed by 12 months of ageing in cask, with 15% new oak, and trace amounts of sulphur.
The wine displays a stunning ruby-red hue. The expressive nose offers red berry aromas alongside floral notes and light hints of spice. On the palate, the wine is juicy and lively, framed by supple, velvety tannins and lifted by a fine mineral backbone. The fresh, elegant finish recalls crunchy fruit and flowers.

About the Producer Thibault Liger-Belair

The estate was founded in 2001, when the family’s five hectares of vines – previously leased out under sharecropping agreements – were brought back under direct management. Since the 18th century, the Burgundian family had overseen the C. Marey and Comte Liger-Belair wine-trading houses. Today, the vineyard extends over eight hectares across some of Burgundy’s most renowned appellations, including Richebourg, Vosne-Romanée, Clos de Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Gevrey-Chambertin.
In 2004, Thibault established a wine-trading business, Thibault Liger-Belair Successeurs, through which he purchases grapes and farms a further 12 hectares of vines. In 2008, the winemaker expanded into Beaujolais – a region he discovered during his studies – settling in Moulin-à-Vent and creating Domaine des Pierres Roses.
Across these various ventures, the guiding philosophy remains the same: a pursuit of finesse and a constant effort to understand what each vine requires. The wines have already reached an impressive level and are widely regarded as among the region’s rising stars, combining substance with elegance.