In Bond Fine Wine. 2017 Thibault Liger-Belair Nuits St Georges Les St Georges 1er Cru, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy, France. 1er Cru • Red Burgundy in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 91–93/100 (BH). Drinking window: 2029+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Allen Meadows (BH) — 91–93/100 · Burghound, 10/01/2020 · Drink 2029+
Here there is no reductive funk to the restrained and cool aromas of red berries, earth, soft floral and a suggestion of the sauvage. There is excellent punch to the delicious and intensely mineral-inflected middle weight plus flavors that culminate in a tautly muscular yet reasonably refined finish that is austere, serious and built to age.
Neal Martin (NM) — 92–94/100 · Vinous, 01/01/2019
The 2017 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges 1er Cru includes 40% whole cluster fruit, the most that Thibaut has used thus far. Matured in 60% new oak, it has a refined bouquet of pure black cherries, black currant, briar and crushed granite aromas, almost chalky in style. The palate is medium-bodied with immediate mineralit' that alerts the senses. This is not a subtle Les Saint-Georges; it ra…