Thibault Liger-Belair Richebourg

RSV/Richebourg dinner - this was no doubt very young. Bouquet of spice, sandalwood, cherry liquor. Weighty, concentrated on palate with blue/dark fruits. Layered. Will certainly improve with more years on it!

The one with Richebourgs and RSVs (Kolabo) : Bottle breathed for 8 hours at this stage just believe. Bouquet dense with youthful exuberance yet never really threatening to overpower and impose. Dark fruited with plums and licorice at the fore together with smoky meat spice. Palate showing muscle and heft without any of the clunkiness with sturdy tannins - clearly this is still very young but the extended bottle breathing helped immensely.

A strict glass from a single bottle. A rationed perfume on the nose with notes of game, cherries in liquor, moist earth, leather and oriental spices. Enormous complexity. On the palate everything is the density of velvet, the length of the Roman pathways and a tannic aftertaste that needs more time to be polished. A male jewel from Burgundy that never disappoints. WOTN. Por copas de una única botella. Un perfume racionado en nariz con notas de caza, de cerezas …

What a kick. So much going on in a good way. Not classic but pretty awesome. Thanks to the host for opening this :)

This was incredible! Actually loved it more during the first hour, still incredible afterwards but at opening had a greater balance of fruit, complexity, acidity and finish felt like it never ended. Over time the tannins took over the finish and the fruit faded a little more. This had a beautiful use of the whole clusters to create more complexity and subtlety that was seductively intriguing. The fruit was crushed raspberry, and the palette had flower like components that kept …

blue and purple fruits, very fine tanning, but need time to mature. aroma of metal. maybe needs more aging?