THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2012
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Antonio Galloni, January 2014Liger-Belairs' 2012 Corton Les Renardes is dazzling. Layers of expressive dark fruit blossom in an...
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Liger-Belairs' 2012 Corton Les Renardes is dazzling. Layers of expressive dark fruit blossom in an...
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(from 60-year-old vines now farmed en bio): Medium red. Highly perfumed aromas of cherry, leather,...
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Plump, juicy and resonant in the glass, the 2012 Moulin-à-Vent Les Rouchaux stands out for its...
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The 2012 Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes is a blend of fruit from 7 parcels, all planted mid-slope....
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Unctuous and explosive on the palate, the 2012 Charmes-Chambertin is laced with the essence of...
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This is still a bit aromatically raw as there are residual fermentation aromas in evidence. There...
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Good medium red. Reticent aroma of black cherry and menthol. Juicy, herbal and on the dry side;...
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(from a warm southern exposure in the lieu-dit Combe d'Orveaux; aging in two-thirds new oak):...
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(from a .45 ha parcel in Les Treux where Clos de Vougeot meets Grands Echézeaux). Strong reduction...
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Bright, dark red. Black cherry, licorice and a whiff of game on the brooding nose. Sweet, saline...
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(blended from 3 separate parcels). This isn't quite as spicy as the Ech but it's just as fresh with...
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(from a very large 1.2 ha parcel). An elegant, cool and pure nose features notes of wild red...
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The quality of this wine has skyrocketed over the past few vintages; while it was always very good,...
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Good bright, dark red. Complex, high-pitched aromas of pomegranate, nutmeg, orange peel, licorice...
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An overtly spicy nose of cool and earthy aromas of red currant and elegant floral notes. There is...
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Good bright, dark red. Pure aromas of rose petal and exotic Middle Eastern spices. Juicy and on the...
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There is excellent complexity to the well-layered nose of red pinot fruit, cherry, plum, earth and...
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Good medium red. Aromas of black cherry, menthol and sweet oak, lifted by topnotes of rose petal...
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(from both Mazis Haut and Bas where the two parcels total a remarkable 1.20 ha). Here the nose is...
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Richer and rounder than the Latricières from the same stable, this is also easier to appreciate...
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In a year that has seen some very impressive wines from Domaine Faiveley, this is one of the finest...
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(from a very large 1.21 ha parcel). A pure and manifestly earthy and sauvage nose offers up notes...
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Made with fruit from three parcels within the Clos, two of them in the wetter soils near the route...
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Typically of Corton, this is quite tannic in current, youthful state. It's also quit marked by new...
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