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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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
On my October 2012 visit to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Forey Père et Fils in Vosne Romanee to taste the 2011 vintage from cask. Domaine Forey Père et Fils is owned and managed by Régis Forey, a big man with a great sense of humor. Régis was a very generous host as we first …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Domaine Forey Père et Fils 2011 from Cask
The Hospices de Beaune 2012 auction held on November 18th really confirmed the very high demand for Burgundy wines - especially the Grand Crus. On this years auction they offered 407 barrels of red and 111 barrels of whites - and the sale totalled 5,631,410 EUR including buyer’s Premium. The …
[Read more...] about Hospices de Beaune 2012 – Price Galore!
On my recent visit to Burgundy we had the opportunity to visit Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot to taste the 2011 vintage from cask. It was my first visit to this fine, but quite discretely profiled domaine. It was a great pleasure to visit the Dupont-Tisserandot, as Didier Chevillon is a very friendly …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot 2011 from Cask
On my October visit to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé for a retaste of the 2011 vintage from cask. The first tasting in May 2012 was done before the malolactic fermentation, and this late October tasting was done after thet completion of the malo. …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue 2011 from Cask
