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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vosne Romanee village is the first wine in the Liger-Belair lineup. In the nose red and dark berries, and a quite good complexity. On the palate good concentration, but not the same minerality as Colombiere and Clos du Chateau, but still quite finely balanced and fresh. A very good wine. Very …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Romanee 2011
The Clos du Chateau 2009 is getting more and more focused as are many other wines from this vintage. In the bouquet the oak is now better integrated, and it's now oozing with ripe pinot fruit, raspberries, black cherries with fine Vosne spices. On the palate more focused with layers of rich intence …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Clos du Chateau 2009
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is one of the very top domaines in Burgundy, and the 2011 vintage seem to consolidate this position. I tasted all the 2011 wines from cask at the domaine in early May 2012. The tasting showed that Liger-Belair have made very fine wines in 2011, and will in my view, …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 2011 from cask
The 2004 Vosne-Romanee La Colombiere from Liger-Belair is now showing mature notes. The bouquet is open and charming with intense red fruit aromas - red and dark cherries, a hint of strawberries and gooseberries - fine discrete Vosne spices. On the palate the fruit is forward, sweet with red …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, La Colombiere 2004
The main tasting at this years Grand Jours de Bourgogne was the Vosne Romanee tasting. The tasting was held at Chateau Clos de Vougeot on March 20th - 2012 Most of the leading producers of Vosne Romanee, Echezeau, Grands Echezeaux and Clos de Vougeot attended this event. While the tastings of …
[Read more...] about Grand Jours de Bourgogne – Vosne Romanee 2010 vintage
