Vosne-Romanée, in Burgundy’s Côte-d’Or, may be small but it claims some of the region’s most prized pinot noir producers. “We’re in the center of the wine world, but there was nowhere to have a glass of Vosne-Romanée wine in Vosne-Romanée,” said Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. Photos provided
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Pouring heritage
Louis-Michel and Constance Liger-Belair usher their family’s legendary Burgundy estate into a new era
When Constance Liger-Belair first traveled from Paris to Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, she was surprised to find the hometown of her husband’s esteemed family vineyard to be so remote. “She joked she was going to become the town bartender — there was nothing here,” said Louis- Michel Liger-Belair, who took over Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in 2000.
