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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
This is another of the signature wines of Bouchard Pere et Fils, as this vineyard was the first holdings acquired by the Bouchard familily 240 years ago. The bouquet offer fresh and detailed juicy fruit and a more lightfooted expression of the 2014 vintage ... it's forward and expressive (30% whole …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 2014
The Beaune Greves l'Enfant Jesus is a signature wine for Bouchard Pere et Fils - and the 2014 edition offers a beautiful expression of the magnificent Greves terroir. In the nose lovely red and fruits, variations of red and dark cherries and forest berries - interlinked with a deep and detailed …
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The third - and so far - the best vintage of this white for Louis-Michel - from the recently acquired vineyard Clos des Grandes Vignes in the southern end of Nuits-Saint-Georges. The vines were re-grafted with Chardonnay in 2010 - so this is a fairly new vineyard for the whites. The 2014s whites …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, NSG Clos des Grandes Vignes Blanc 2014
Aux Brulées is pretty fragmented and the production of some of the fine wines made from this lovely 1er cru is sadly very limited indeed. One of the rarest birds is the Aux Brulées from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. Firstly the production is very limited, secondly and more importantly the …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Aux Brulées
La Romanee is a as always quite a step up from the Echezeaux ... to a more serious yet also refined level. In the bouquet layers of very delicate red fruit - notes of strawberries, boysenberries, cherries, violets and peony rose - brought forward by a both very refined and powerful filigree …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, La Romanee 2014
