In Vosne-Romanée, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair was very sensitive to the risk of ‘figging,’ noting that his whites were significantly affected, as were the younger Pinot Noir vines.
‘We sorted three times at the end of the vine rows to eliminate the problem,’ he explains.
Scroll down for tasting notes and scores of Charles’ top-scoring Vosne-Romanée 2020 wines
{"content":"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"}
See tasting notes and scores for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Vosne-Romanée 2020 wines:
{}
{"wineId":"54815","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54816","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54817","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54818","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54819","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54820","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54821","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54822","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54823","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54940","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54941","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54837","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54838","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54839","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54840","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54841","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54842","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54843","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54844","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54845","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54846","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54847","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54848","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54849","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54850","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54851","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54852","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"54853","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
Related content:
Related content:
