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THE FRENCH PRINCE

There are three things you need to know about Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. Firstly, from the moment you taste his wines — anything from his village-classified Vosne-Romanée up to La Romanée Grand Cru Monopole — it’s an experience there is no returning from. And the difference is as great and life changing as losing your virginity. I don’t say this lightly. Suddenly a confluence of dynamic energy explodes and races across your palate, becoming

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