2022 Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits 'Le Clos du Prieure'

The Hautes-Côtes Clos du Prieuré has fragrant, forward raspberry fruit with notes of earth and a savoury, saline edge. The texture is firmly tannic (more so than the Corvée de Villy), and the wine has a charmingly rustic edge. The grapes come from 1.1 hectares in Arcenant planted on steep slopes at 400 metres elevation; they are fermented as 50% whole clusters before ageing in cask (30% new). The result is delicious but would benefit from a year or two in bottle before opening.