Thibault Liger Belair, Nuits Saint Georges Charmotte Vintage:2012 remains a Barossa Valley benchmark

remains a Barossa Valley benchmark as well as one of the worlds leading wine estates

drying tannins are tough going

17 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines close to Bonnes Mares)

it needs short-term cellaring but should be just about immortal in the cellar

Scents of raspberry and spice lead the way

Thibault Liger Belair, Nuits Saint Georges Charmotte Vintage:2012 remains a Barossa Valley benchmark(a rarely seen villages that is situated on the Vosne side just beneath the 1er Bousselots). An unusually high toned nose displays notes of cranberry and raspberry that combine with very supple and round middle weight flavors that possess good freshness and an underlying sense of tension on the delicious if not particularly complex finish. (86 89) 2014+