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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Domaine Georges Noëllat has within a few years moved from the dark and unknown to a rising bright star on the Burgundy heaven. Maxime Cheurlin is in my view an unique talent ... a natural .. with an intuitive ability for making great Burgundies. Within a few years he has managed to improve quality …
[Read more...] about Visit – Domaine Georges Noëllat tasting of the 2014s from Cask
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 …
[Read more...] about Tasting of the 2014s from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
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 …
[Read more...] about 200 years, 72 bottles of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
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. …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Les Petits Monts
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!
