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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2010 Gevrey Chambertin Aux Combottes from Dujac is a truly impressive and adorable wine. In the bouquet cool sweet red forest berries ... very sophisticated and delicate with a underlaying minerality. On the palate refined red fruits with very fine ripe tannins and a lovely focusing acidity. It …
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The Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras is a quite new wine in the Liger-Belair collection - first vintage was 2006. I have a soft spot for this fine terroir - and the 2007 is really starting to show the qualities now. In the bouquet red and blue berry fruits with notes of liquorice and a hint of oak. On …
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The Le Chambertin 2010 from Domaine Trapet is quite accessible with a fine forward fruityness. In the bouquet lovely aromas of red berry fruits - notes of strawberries and raspberries - a lovely airy minerality with a discrete hint of oak. On the palate quite lovely red midpalate fruit - focused by …
The Aux Reignots 2009 from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is a very impressive 1er cru. In the bouquet red and blue berries with hints of gooseberries and fine Vosne spices. The oak is still somewhat forward in the nose. Very focused on the palate with a powerfull mineralic framework. The fruit is …
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The Chambolle Musigny 2010 village from Domine Dujac is a real beauty. In the bouquet lovely red notes - strawberries, raspberries and red currant with hints of rose petals and a slightly dusty minerlity. On the palate beautiful refined red fruits with a lovely intensity - somewhat tight and with a …
