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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Echezeaux is one of the highlights in the 2013 Liger-Belair lineup - made from old vines in the climates Cruots, Champs Traversin and a small plot in Clos St. Denis. In the bouquet layers of juicy and quite vibrant red and dark fruits - notes of boysenberries, pomegranate - energized by a …
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The Aux Reignots is a serious and powerful wine in 2013 ... darker and more densely knit than in the recent vintages. In the bouquet mineral infused dark berry fruit - somewhat reduced currently - intense and powerful with a nice floral touch. On the palate layers of relatively dark fruit - well …
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The Nuits Saint Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes has taken a big step forward quality wise in the 2013 vintage - the style is now fully aligned with the rest of the Liger-Belair wines. The bouquet is quite forward offering rich dark berry fruit spiced by a nice earthy minerality and a touch of oak. …
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The Brulees is a very rare bird indeed. Liger-Belair only makes one cask from the 0,1157ha and the wine is not sold on the market - sadly. Les Brulees is slightly reduced (always seems to be at this stage) with an otherwise quite floral nose .. offering fine complex red and dark fruits, fine …
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Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras is a slightly overlooked terroir ... but in my view one of the very best terroirs in the appellation. This terroir renders a mineralic drive and energy to the wine ... adding a lot of complexity and nerve making it one of the most complete terroirs in NSG. The bouquet in …
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