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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Aux Reignots 2006 is starting to show more complex notes. In the bouquet intense minerality with spicy red and blue berry notes. On the palate intense quite powerful fruit interlinked with the quite massive minerality - a quite masculine wine. The fruit is however quite openly knit with a good …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Aux Reignots 2006
The 2006 Vosne Romanee Suschots from Liger-Belair is a lovely drinkable wine. In the bouquet red and darker berry fruits with vosne spices and sous-bois. On the palate quite round and openly knit fruit with a quite good minerality and a spicy acidity. It's forward and enjoyable, but is not the most …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Romanee Suchots 2006
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras is a quite new wine in the Liger-Belair collection - first vintage was 2006. I have a soft spot for this fine terroir - and the 2007 is really starting to show the qualities now. In the bouquet red and blue berry fruits with notes of liquorice and a hint of oak. On …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Nuits-St-Georges Aux Cras 2007
The Aux Reignots 2009 from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is a very impressive 1er cru. In the bouquet red and blue berries with hints of gooseberries and fine Vosne spices. The oak is still somewhat forward in the nose. Very focused on the palate with a powerfull mineralic framework. The fruit is …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Aux Reignots 2009
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is one of the rising stars of Burgundy, and after 10 years of production one of the very top domaines in Vosne Romanee. Louis-Michel Liger-Belair took over in 2000 and has gradually expanded the domaine and the portfolio of wines during the past 10 years. I have …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 2002 – 2009
