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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Laveaux St. Jacques from Dupont-Tisserandot is a true charmeur. In the bouquet delicate jelly fruit aromas, with raspberries and sweeter notes of strawberries, rose petals and cherries. On the palate more openly knit and forward than the Cazetiers, with a beautiful almost sexy mid-palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Gevrey Laveaux St. Jacques 2011
The 2006 Vosne Romanee Suschots from Liger-Belair is a lovely drinkable wine. In the bouquet red and darker berry fruits with vosne spices and sous-bois. On the palate quite round and openly knit fruit with a quite good minerality and a spicy acidity. It's forward and enjoyable, but is not the most …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Romanee Suchots 2006
The Chambolle 1er cru 2002 from Philippe Pacalet has entered a quite mature state. The bouquet is showing lovely complexity with red fruits - strawberries, raspberries and red currant - spiced with sous-bois and fresh white truffles. On the palate juicy, rich and quite mature organic fruit. It's …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Chambolle Musigny 1er cru 2002
The Puligny Montrachet v2010 from Domaine Leflaive is a very impressive village wine. In the bouquet - slightly closed - but with a slightly chalky minerality and a lovely fruit expression - melon with hints of more exotic orchard fruits. Very fresh, ripe and crystal clear and quite discrete - this …
[Read more...] about Domaine Leflaive, Puligny Montrachet 2010
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 …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Nuits-St-Georges Aux Cras 2007
