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
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See tasting notes and scores for Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Vosne-Romanée 2020 wines:
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