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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Aux Reignots 2011

By Steen Öhman June 28, 2012 -

Aux Reignots is normally a quite muscular, mineralic and powerfull wine. The 2011 vintage has however added new dimensions to the Aux Reignot. In the bouquet very refined sweet fruit notes - strawberries and forrest berries - combined with the wonderful minerality from the terroir. On the palate …

Anne Gros, Echezeaux 2011

By Steen Öhman June 27, 2012 -

This Echezeaux comes from the climate Les Loächausses in the center of the Echezeaux vineyard. Anne started making this wine in 2007, when she took over the vineyard from Gros Frere et Soeur. In the nose slightly closed with a slight reduction. Still it's showing a lot of nuances - strawberries, …

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Les Petit Monts 2011

By Steen Öhman June 26, 2012 -

The Vosne Les Petit Monts is always a very charming wine - and the 2011 is no exception. In the bouquet loads of refined jelly fruit aromas and notes of pommegranate, allspice and peony rose. On the palate lovely lush fruit balanced by a refined minarality and a quite fresh acidity. Very elegant, …

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Les Brulees 2011

By Steen Öhman June 24, 2012 -

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 …

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, NSG Les Cras 2011

By Steen Öhman June 23, 2012 -

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 …