The mouthfeel is thickly woven and generous

but without being too forceful and headbanging

balanced and youthfully austere finish

Full-bodied and densely packed

Comte Liger Belair, Vosne Romanee Reignots other_regions_italy The mouthfeel is thickly woven(the Liger Belair vines in this small vineyard run from top to bottom whereas the others are situated in segments; Cathiard is on top, Grivot in the middle and Arnoux at the bottom). Floral black fruit and spice mark the nose here, which is followed by superb extract of pinot flavors which completely buffers the dense but fine tannins and somewhat mutes the underlying minerality at the moment. Still, this is clearly very classy and textured if tight