Winehog - with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Echezeaux 2010 from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is a delightful wine - and is starting to unfold on 0.375 bottles. The nose is expressive with layers of organic fruit and spices - lovely transparency with a nice display of mineral notes. On the palate rich and organic with layers of fruit - …
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The La Romanee 2009 has been backward and slightly grumpy since the bottling - but now it's really starting to show. The nose is offering layers of red and dark fruit, a vibrant spiciness and a intense minerality. On the palate intense layers of fruit - generous and almost velvet before the intense …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, La Romanee 2009
One of my favorite parts of Burgundy is Premeaux - and since I seem to be the only one to think that Premeaux should have its own appellation - l think its fair to assume that it will continue to be a part of Nuits-Saint-Georges for now. I have covered many of the Premeaux monopoles, but somehow …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Comte Liger-Belair NSG Clos des Grandes Vignes
On my November trip I had the opportunity to retaste the 2015s from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair - the wines I first tasted in June 2016. The 2015 lineup did look both impressive and delightful in June, but I had question marks regarding a few wines that I wanted to calibrate. Louis-Michel …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair – tasting of the 2015s update
The year 2016 is rapidly closing in on 2017 ... thus it's time to look back. I do taste a lot of wines and it would be easy to take the best rated wines of the year and make a top 10 list. Wine is however much more than just points and ratings - its about timing - is the wine ready to taste or …
