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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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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The Vosne Les Petit Monts is always a very charming wine - and the 2013 is certainly no exception. In the floral and delightfully perfumed bouquet - loads of refined sweet fruit with notes of dark forest berries, hint of pomegranate, allspice and peony rose. On the palate lovely intense fruit - …
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As I always mention .. Les Suchots is not my favorite wine from Liger-Belair ... but I must say that both the 2012 and 2013 versions are showing very well. In the bouquet a delicate collection of darker berries - quite floral (15% whole cluster) with the oak slightly more present. On the palate …
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