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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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
Ok admitted ... I love NSG Aux Cras as a terroir - so biased. The Aux Cras is made from a plot with very old vines - 75 - 80 y.o. yielding a gorgeous juice in 2014. In the bouquet variations of sweet red and dark berries ... cherries, raspberries and pomegranate - spiced with hints of game and an …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras 2014
Domaine Georges Noëllat has within a few years moved from the dark and unknown to a rising bright star on the Burgundy heaven. Maxime Cheurlin is in my view an unique talent ... a natural .. with an intuitive ability for making great Burgundies. Within a few years he has managed to improve quality …
[Read more...] about Visit – Domaine Georges Noëllat tasting of the 2014s from Cask
