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I shouldn't. I really shouldn't. We all do it - and perhaps should do it more! This time, a 2007 magnum from Vosne-Romanee. Summer wines are casual, and for drinking with no remorse: Taste and drink with pleasure and joy rather than thinking of value and future potential. Wines should be there to …
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I shouldn't. I really shouldn't. We all do it - and perhaps should do it more! Two 2018s and a magnum of '07; oh yes, also a 2017 - naughty me! And this is purely for leisure... Summer wines are casual, and for drinking with no remorse: Taste and drink with pleasure and joy rather than …
[Read more...] about Domaine Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Chateau 2018
The 2020 vintage suits the Jean-Marc Millot wines very well, with its intensity and definition, and the result there is very good indeed. Alix Millot has improved quality significantly in recent years, and her wines have added precision and depth without losing their hedonistic qualities. While …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. A decade of the Winehog began at this fine estate at a memorable tasting with some of the great wine writers of the time: Roy Richards, wine merchant extraordinaire; and the great Clive Coates, who now is enjoying well-deserved leisure after producing some …
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Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont - also known as Domaine Axelle Marchard de Gramont, or just Axelle - is one of my fixed annual tastings, and this was actually my second visit here since I moved to Burgundy earlier in the year. The Covid-related shuffling of tastings gave me the opportunity to …
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