THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2012
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January 2015The spicy and gamy nose features subtle earth and smoke nuances on the ripe and very fresh red...
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The spicy and gamy nose features subtle earth and smoke nuances on the ripe and very fresh red...
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A wonderfully spicy and solidly complex nose offers up aromas of both red and dark currant aromas...
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Aromas of lilac, dark berry and sandalwood follow through to a full body, with fine tannins and an...
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The 2013 Pinot Noir North Slope is a bit more lifted and aromatic than the South Slope. Today, the...
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The 2013 Chardonnay Cuvée Alyce is a great example of the Hansel house style. Rich, textured and...
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The Mazis bottling from Faiveley always marks a contrast with the Latricières, being rounder,...
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An outstanding wine in 2012, this is almost as good in 2013. The vineyard is stony and well...
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Based on the Ladoix side of the Grand Cru, this is a Faiveley monopoly on an east-facing site. It's...
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As it was last year, this is a lighter style of Echézeaux, sourced from a vineyard that is so...
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This is one of the cooler Premiers Crus in Gevrey, situated close to the northern end of...
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Faiveley is almost on its home turf in Les St Georges, which is situated close to its headquarters...
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(blended from 3 separate parcels). Like the Clos des Issarts this is earthy, cool and brooding with...
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(from a very large 1.2 ha parcel). A relatively high-toned nose features extremely fresh notes of...
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Reduction. There is outstanding richness to the beautifully textured, powerful, concentrated and...
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Here the reduction is sufficiently pronounced to flatten the fruit and render it hard to evaluate....
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A generous dollop of moderately toasty oak mixes with the highly layered nose of black cherry,...
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A notably spicy and attractively floral-suffused nose features notes of plum, rose petal, violets...
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Deep, bright red. Candied black cherry and licorice on the nose, along with a funky note of...
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(Liger-Belair destems this wine entirely, as it's planted oncalcaire): Good deep red. Stony aromas...
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Good deep red. Wild black cherry, licorice, crushed herbs, earth and a smoky nuance on the nose....
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(aged in two-thirds new oak; this was 11.8% potential alcohol chaptalized to 12.8%): Medium red....
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Healthy bright red. Classic cool Gevrey aromas of black fruits, licorice, mint and game, with...
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Good dark red. Musky purple fruits and sexy soil tones on the scented nose, complicated by notes of...
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This is aromatically similar to the Chaignots but perhaps just a touch fresher. There is fine...
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