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The Essence of La Romanee

By Steen Öhman June 20, 2015 -

The celebration of the 200 years anniversary of the Liger-Belair family in Burgundy offered the opportunity to taste 12 vintages of La Romanee from 2002 to 2013. This is a rare treat indeed, and it gave me the chance to explore this magnificent terroir in depth - to find the esssence of La …

Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Les Petits Monts

By Steen Öhman May 18, 2015 -

Louis-Michel Liger-Belair is in my view producing one of the very best wines from the somewhat overlooked Vosne-Romanee Les Petits Monts. First vintage was 2006 starting out at a fine level with quality improving year after year arriving at a truly delightful level from 2010 and onwards. …

Vineyard Insight: Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Didiers

By Steen Öhman May 3, 2015 -

There are many vineyards in Burgundy, and even quite highly regarded 1er crus can be almost unknown, if the owners and vignerons producing the wines are under the market radar. Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Didiers is one of these 1er crus ... located in the northern part of Premeaux-Prissey, just …

Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane

By Steen Öhman October 19, 2014 -

One rarely see a producer in Burgundy making two different wines from the same vineyard, unless it's a declassification of young and younger wines. Etienne de Montille has however decided to make two cuvees from Vosne-Romanee Aux-Malconsorts - one regular cuvee made from two plots inside Malconsorts …

Terroir Insight: Domaine Jacques Prieur Musigny

By Steen Öhman September 27, 2014 -

The Musigny from Jacques Prieur is pretty special ... as it's produced on the vineyard Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau. Domaine Jacques Prieur has twice managed to get plots in La Combe d'Orveau promoted to Grand Crus status and included in the Mighty Musigny vineyard. It's perhaps not one …