Sublime on the palate, Thibaults 2006 Richebourg has extraordinary detail and a density that is akin to his 2005. The nose is still restrained, opening out after several minutes in the glass, but this is not to be drunk young.

Glowing an alluring ruby purple colour, this Richebourg is showing very little on the nose, the fruit not yet ready to emerge from its cocoon. Although the flavours may not be fully apparent, the texture of the wine demonstrates its quality, with a coating of plush velvet covering the palate. The structural elements of acidity and tannin are present but submerged by the wealth of fruit. Two minutes after spitting an extraordinary perfume rises up. Tuck this infant away safely in the cellar for a number of years.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

There is a marvellous sense of energy in Thibault Liger-Belair’s 2010 wines, perhaps his finest vintage to date. This is a vintage where the wines express the characters of their terroirs very well. Thibault decided on a longer than usual vinification but with very little active extraction and fewer stems than in 2009. Where Thibault purchases grapes (Aloxe-Corton, Chambolle-Musigny) his team manages the vineyard work after the initial pruning.

Rich, glowing purple, with really vibrant heady red fruit, all tightly meshed. Explosive on the palate with a little touch of spice alongside the wealth of fruit. Pure and delicious.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

The vintage began here on 6th October, once again being short on quantity but with good qualitative potential. Thibault feels that the 2013s can take a long barrel ageing, perhaps up to 24 months. He is using fewer lees, but finer, in order to avoid too many reductive problems.