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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Georges Noëllat is one of my favourite estates these days - and it seems like Maxime Cheurlin is improving year after year. Wines are getting more detailed and the integration of the oak has improved over the years and is now seamless. Maxime and his neighbour Sebastien Cathiard are …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Georges Noëllat – tasting of the 2016s from Cask
Preconceptions and old habits sometimes or even often leads to mistakes and this is also the case in Burgundy - especially in times of change. A lot of estates in Burgundy are taken over by new generations and this often leads to a change of style and better quality. The new generation often …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Lamarche – tasting the 2015s from cask
Immense talent and effortlessness .. I always try to capture the core impressions and qualities of the estates I visit. I have followed Domaine Georges Noëllat since the 2011 vintage and have always been amazed by the effortless nature of the wines .. they are not forced, they are a natural …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Georges Noëllat – tasting of the 2015s from Cask
One of my favorite wines from the Nuits-Saint-Georges is the Aux Cras made by Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. It has all the qualities I look for in a Burgundian wine - it's very enjoyable, it's pure and transparent and first and foremost it offers a lovely expression of the "almost" Vosne …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, NSG Aux Cras
Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras is a slightly overlooked terroir ... but in my view one of the very best terroirs in the appellation. This terroir renders a mineralic drive and energy to the wine ... adding a lot of complexity and nerve making it one of the most complete terroirs in NSG. The bouquet …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Nuit-Saint-Georges Les Cras 2014
