Thibault Liger Belair, Richebourg Vintage:2011 Pale to medium deep ruby-purple

Pale to medium deep ruby-purple in color

The lively and beautifully well-delineated medium weight flavors seem to be built on a firm base of minerality before culminating in a moderately austere

The 2000 has been consistently brilliant

000 bottles were released (and the glass weight used on this wine and the other cru selections is on the heavy side)

Fades a bit fast

Thibault Liger Belair, Richebourg Vintage:2011 Pale to medium deep ruby-purple(from a . 52 ha parcel). A very fresh but tight and reserved nose of highly spiced and nuanced red and blue pinot fruit that precedes big bodied flavors that are classic Richebourg as theyre cool, classy, powerful and tautly muscular with excellent detail and subtle minerality on the spicy, mouth coating and moderately austere and linear finish. This is a lighter wine for the appellation but there is plenty of character and its focused like a laser.