{"product_id":"2015-thibault-liger-belair-charmes-chambertin-grand-cru-aux-charmes","title":"2015 Thibault Liger-Belair Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 'Aux Charmes'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThibault Liger-Belair’s family history in Burgundy reaches back to 1720, when Claude Marey founded a wine-growing and trading house in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Thibault established the modern domaine in 2001, returning historic family vineyards to direct cultivation and developing a precise, low-intervention approach centred on soil health and the identity of each climat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Burgundy, Grand Cru is the highest level of the appellation hierarchy and belongs to the vineyard itself, not to the producer. Charmes-Chambertin is one of the Grand Cru climats of Gevrey-Chambertin, and Aux Charmes identifies the historic section from which this parcel takes its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe domaine works 0.30 hectares in the upper part of Aux Charmes, directly opposite the boundary between Latricières-Chambertin and Chambertin. The vines were planted in 1946. Jurassic marls and limestone, with marine fossils visible at the surface, give the site both generosity and a strong mineral line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2015 was harvested by hand and vinified with 70% whole bunch. Fermentation lasted three weeks with very gentle extraction, followed by 20 months in barrel with 50% new oak. Production was exceptionally small: 1,354 bottles and 62 magnums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, the wine opens with black cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry, followed by dried rose, clove, liquorice, forest floor and crushed limestone. The palate is broad and silky, but the whole clusters bring freshness, aromatic lift and a long, finely drawn finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a serious expression of Charmes-Chambertin, combining the climat’s natural charm with the tension and precision that Thibault Liger-Belair deliberately seeks from this parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoast duck or more elaborate preparations, truffle pasta or risotto, aged cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe: 16 °C\u003cbr\u003eDrink: 2025–2045\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricchi and Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48090243465367,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2899\/5223\/files\/TLBCharmesChamb.png?v=1785476993","url":"https:\/\/bricchiandbarrett.com.au\/products\/2015-thibault-liger-belair-charmes-chambertin-grand-cru-aux-charmes","provider":"Bricchi and Barrett","version":"1.0","type":"link"}