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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Brulees 2011 is a very rare wine to taste. Liger-Belair only makes one cask from the 0,1157ha and the wine is not sold on the market - unfortunately. Les Brulees is at the moment slightly closed, with some reduction in the nose. The nose is nevertheless showing fine complex red fruit aromas, and …
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The Nuits Saint Georges Les Cras is a slightly overlooked wine from Liger-Belair. Les Crass 2011 is a very nice effort - with loads of pure nuanced fruit. The bouquet is showing beautiful red and darker fruit aromas - refined and charming. On the palate a quite focused wine with a wonderful mineral …
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The Meursault Genevrieres 2009 from Arnaud Tessier is a very good effort for the vintage. In the nose fine minerality and ripe slightly exotic yellow fruit - with notes of melon, acasia and grape fruit. On the palate quite lush fruit, quite fresh with good acidity and minerality. The oak is quite …
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The Vosne Romanee village originates from the Les Barreaux climate located above Cros Parantoux and Richebourg. This is a very nice village terroir, and Anne Gros has some really old vines in this plot (80 - 85 years). The bouquet is really showing it's origin, with fine sweet spicy pinot aromas - …
Les Suchots is not my favorit wine from Liger-Belair - but the 2011 version is quite charming. In the bouquet a quite delicate collection of red and darker berries, with the oak slightly more present. On the palate good focus, a deep fruit and a fine balance. The 15% whole clusters have shaped the …
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