2014 Nuits-St Georges, Les Saint-Georges, 1er Cru, Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair, Burgundy

This glows with a beautiful purple colour and a nose laden with really heady fruit. The wine has marvellous energy right through the middle, light on its feet, yet sinewy and concentrated. It really fills every part of the mouth.

Thibault has made a fine and elegant range of 2014s, with little sign of the reduction which has sometimes prevailed here in the past. He has employed a fair proportion of whole-bunch fermentation, sending a crack team of pickers into the vineyards ahead of the rest to select the healthiest bunches. Another interest at the moment lies in finding the perfect toasting for his barrels, often choosing a minimal approach. We shall also be making a separate offer of Thibault’s brilliant 2014s from his Moulin à Vent estate.