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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
While I love the Reignots terroir it's sometimes a bit rough around the edges compared to the feminine delicacy of Les Petits Monts. The 2014 Aux Reignots is however a bit different, as the delightful fruit of the 2014 vintage has transformed this wine into a quite sensual and delicate wine. In the …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots 2014
The Aux Reignots is showing the refined side of this terroir ... with a filigree minerality ... the upper Reignots has less weight but also a more refined minerality. The nose is quite floral offering an energetic red fruit and a nice transparent expression of the terroir. On the palate very elegant …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots 2014
One of the highlights on my November 2015 tour de Bourgogne was the visit at Domaine Cathiard. Domaine Cathiard is one of my favorite producers in Burgundy ... and while wines have been good for quite some years ... the quality has accelerated after Sebastien Cathiard took over with the 2011 …
[Read more...] about Visit at Domaine Cathiard – tasting of the 2014 vintage
The 2009 Aux Reignots is by far the most backward vintage of this fine wine ... and it should be left in the cellar for now. I have tasted this on two occations in 2015 - first in June at the 200 years anniversery of The Liger-Belair family in Burgundy, and then at New Year here in Denmark. The …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Aux Reignots 2009
On my November 2015 trip to Burgundy I had the opportunity to taste the 2014s from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. As usual I entered the gate to Chateau Vosne-Romanee with high expectations and was greeted by a cheerful Louis-Michel Liger-Belair and his very large but lovely dog Arak. Constance …
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