The year 2011 has been a fine wine year. First and foremost winehog.org went live in July, after the idea was born in late May 2011. It's been a busy year with the winehog blog, but also a lot of fun. A lot of good wines were reviewed during the second half of 2011, and a few articles were posted. …
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
Village wines blended or single vineyard
It seems like a growing number of producers in Burgundy are producing single vineyard village wines, thus changing the tradition of blending the village wines in to one cuvee. For some producers it's an old tradition, but for others it's a new approach. But is single vineyard village wines a good …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots 2008
The Aux Reignot 2008 is very crisp with a fantastic minerality. Pure pinot flavors, and a very crisp and refined bouquet. Medium+ body with a fine and vibrant length. I really enjoy tasting a good 2008 wine in between the heavy and quite sweet 2009 wines. Aux Reignot might not be grand cru, but it …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux 2007
The Echezeaux 2007 from Liger-Belair has a special place in my wine memory. I'm not a big fan of the 2007 vintage, but this is a fantastic Echezeaux ... bringing back memories of the late and great Henri Jayer. Very lush and silky, with very fine tannins, medium+ body and a very good length. Love …
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Tasting of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair 2010 from cask
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is one of the rising stars of Burgundy, and after only 10 years one of the top domaines in the region. We tasted all the 2010 wines from cask at the domaine in July 2011. The tasting showed that Liger-Belair have made excellent wines in 2010, and will no doubt …
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