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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
One of my most exciting tastings this month was the first sampling of the 2023s from Comte Liger-Belair, including a number of new wines from the estate's 2022 expansion. With the '22 vintage, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair got new plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La Croix …
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I'm back at Domaine Cathiard on a cold November day, and am looking forward to both tasting Sebastien Cathiard's creations and giving him an excuse to stop doing paperwork, the bane of (French, at least) winemakers. Sebastien Cathiard is expanding his family domaine with vineyards in the Hautes …
[Read more...] about Visit to Domaine Cathiard – Tasting the 2022s from Cask
One of my most exciting tastings so far this year is the 2022s from Comte Liger-Belair, as it includes a number of new wines from the expansion of this already fabulous estate. With the '22 vintage, Louis-Michel Liger-Belair got new plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair – The 2022s Revisited
It's the dawn of new times in Burgundy, with changing distribution channels and various initiatives aimed at hindering secondary-market speculation in certain top Burgundies. Add to this the wish among many producers to serve the finished bottle to its actual clients, including importers, …
[Read more...] about Tasting the Arnoux-Lachaux 2020s From Bottle
One of my most exciting tastings so far this year is the 2022s from Comte Liger-Belair, as it includes a number of new wines from the expansion of this already fabulous estate. With the 2022 vintage Louis-Michel Liger-Belair got new plots in Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, La …
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