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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras 2002 is now showing matured notes. In the bouquet red berry fruit with notes of sous-bois, orange and liqourice. On the palate lovely pure and ripe red fruits - good freshness and nerve - with a lovely transparancy. It's medium bodied with a lovely mineralic …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras 2002
It seems like I have underestimated the Gevrey Chambertin VV from Dupont-Tisserandot when I tasted it from cask back in October 2012. This is a gorgeous village - the bouquet is crammed with cool red fruit - cherries, pomegranate with hints of ruhbarb and gooseberries - and a lovely earthy …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Gevrey Chambertin VV 2011
The 2006 Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is a real beauty - and the first vintage from this fine terroir. The bouquet is bursting with lovely red berry fruit and minerality - very sophisticated and quite expressive. On the palate very fine midpalate concentration with …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Nuits-St-Georges Aux Cras 2006
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
The Nuits Saint Georges Les Cras is a slightly overlooked wine from Liger-Belair. Les Crass 2011 is a very nice effort - with loads of pure nuanced fruit. The bouquet is showing beautiful red and darker fruit aromas - refined and charming. On the palate a quite focused wine with a wonderful mineral …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, NSG Les Cras 2011
