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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
A magnificent tasting today with 72 bottles of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair celebrating the 200 years anniversary of the Liger-Belair family in Burgundy. And what a celebration of great wines ... overwhelming is the first word that comes to mind when you taste so many brilliant wines. The wines …
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The Clos du Chateau 2007 from Liger-Belair is a extrovert and spicy wine wine. In the bouquet expressive red fruit .. quite floral with a delicate display of Vosne spices and minerality. On the palate lovely organic fruit .. good intensity but still quite lightfooted with a fine focusing acidity. …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2007
The Colombiere 2007 from Liger-Belair is a bit more backward and densely constituted than the very outgoing Clos du Chateau. In the bouquet expressive layred red fruit with a fine display of Vosne spices and minerality. On the palate pure and quite intense fruit .. very good depth for this level. …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Colombiere 2007
Louis-Michel Liger-Belair is in my view producing one of the very best wines from the somewhat overlooked Vosne-Romanee Les Petits Monts. First vintage was 2006 starting out at a fine level with quality improving year after year arriving at a truly delightful level from 2010 and onwards. …
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Fixin was highly regarded by Lavalle and other classifications made more than 100 years ago, but today this northern appellation gets little attention from the collectors of great Burgundies. The Fixin wines have often been accused of being austere, hard and edgy ... sometimes justifiable so ... …
[Read more...] about Visit – Domaine Berthaut in Fixin .. now with vineyards in Vosne!
