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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Colombiere is a step up from the ordinary village wine. In the nose fine berry aromas, cherries, raspberries with a hint of allspice and violets. On the palate lovely fruit and minerality, but in this year not able to match Clos du Chateau. Very Good+ (88 - 90p) CASK Tasted 04/05/2012 …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Romanee Colombiere 2011
The Vosne Romanee village is the first wine in the Liger-Belair lineup. In the nose red and dark berries, and a quite good complexity. On the palate good concentration, but not the same minerality as Colombiere and Clos du Chateau, but still quite finely balanced and fresh. A very good wine. Very …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Romanee 2011
The Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne 2006 showing quite well. In the bouquet yellow fruits - melon, apple and gooseberries with a hint of anise and oak. It's quite refined and discrete. On the palate fine and well structured with good acidity and minerality. The wine is quite openly knit for a …
[Read more...] about Bonneau du Martray, Corton Charlemagne 2006
This Coche-Dury Meursault 2009 is showing much better than the bottle tasted in October 2011. In the bouquet yellow fruit, acacia, grape fruit, with elements of gun powder and popcorn. A more exotic and discrete expression than normally found in young Coche wines. On the palate quite dense and lush …
The 2006 Chambolle village from Dujac is a very good wine - but slightly more backward than a lot of other 06 village wines. In the bouquet raspberries, cherries, black cherries and Gooseberries - slightly closed. On the palate quite tight, focused, with a very good zappy acidity for a 2006. Lovely …
