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    DOMAINE NICO - La Savante - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    La Savante, or “The scholar” in the feminine, pays homage to scholarly women, for whom Laura...

    Detailed press review
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    DOMAINE NICO - Histoire D'A - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Laura Catena says this parcel makes a very “sexy” wine, hence the name Histoire d’A, a play...

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    DOMAINE NICO - Grand Père - 2021

    • - 91 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Laura Catena set out to honour her grandparents with elegant pinot noirs her father planted in...

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    LUCA - Pinot noir - 2020

    • - 92 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    October 2023

    Luca Vineyards, the first pinot noir planted over 1371 metres, is grown in Tupungato, Uco Valley at...

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    DOMAINE BONNET-HUTEAU - Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine Les Gautronnières - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Gismondi on Wine

    Treve Ring, October 2023

    Domaine Bonnet-Huteau, nestled in La Chapelle-Heulin, in the heart of Muscadet's Sèvre et Maine...

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    JEAN-MARC BROCARD - Chablis 1er cru Montmains - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    Plenty of density and richness on the palate, with a ripe stone fruit character and acidity to...

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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Sémillon - 2022

    • - 91 points-

    Vinous

    October 2023

    Sweet spring flowers, lemon-laced apples and confectionary spice introduce the 2022 Sémillon. A...

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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Ferguson - 2020

    • - 94 points-

    Vinous

    October 2023

    The 2020 Red Wine Estate Ferguson Vineyard is impossible to ignore, opening with a dusty bouquet...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    The grapes for this old vine Chambolle are purchased from a number of different parcels, including...

    Detailed press review
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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Hautes Côtes de Nuits 'La Corvée de Villy' - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    This has plenty of red and black fruit characters, with an intriguing salty, savoury edge and...

    Detailed press review
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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Bourgogne les Grands Chaillots - 2019

    • - 91 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    This Bourgogne is blended from 1ha of domaine-owned vines in Nuits with 2ha of purchased fruit from...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Nuits-Saint-Georges La Charmotte - 2019

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    This 0.4ha, domaine-owned parcel of vines on the northern edge of Nuits is located right below the...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru 'Les Saint Georges' - 2019

    • - 96 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    As close to grand cru as one will find in Nuits-St-Georges. The vines were planted over 75 years...

    Detailed press review
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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    Liger-Belair owns a 0.75ha parcel planted to old vines in the centre of the vineyard, on the border...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Richebourg Grand cru - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    Liger-Belair owns 0.5ha, planted in 1936 just above DRC in the lower part of Les Richebourg....

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2019

    • - 98 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    The grapes for this bottling come from a 0.3ha plot in the centre of Renardes. The result is...

    Detailed press review
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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2019

    • - 95 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    Purchased fruit from 0.3ha of 70-year-old vines in the best part of Charmes. 70% whole clusters in...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Haute Côtes de Nuits 'Clos du Prieuré' - 2019

    • - 92 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    This has plenty of red and black fruit characters, with an intriguing salty, savoury edge and...

    Detailed press review
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    L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Perigee - 2020

    • - 93 points-

    Vinous

    October 2023

    The 2020 Perigee Estate Seven Hills Vineyard is understated in the glass, wafting up with a...

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    FAIVELEY - Mercurey 1er Cru Le Clos du Roy - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    TOP VALUE This wine has a ripe, plummy fruit aroma and earthy complexity that develop on the...

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    DOG POINT VINEYARD - Pinot Noir - 2021

    • - 93 points-

    James Suckling

    October 2023

    Strawberries, cranberries and lavender with orange zest, sweet squash and a hint of tomato leaf....

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    BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Mont Milieu 1er cru - 2022

    • - 93 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    There is an excellent balance between rich, honeyed notes and very crisp, clean acidity. Stony edge...

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    BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Les Preuses Grand cru - 2022

    • - 94 points-

    Decanter

    October 2023

    Billaud-Simon always produces a super-classy Les Preuses. A more restrained, racy style of grand...

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    BILLAUD-SIMON - Chablis Les Preuses Grand cru - 2022

    Burghound.com

    October 2023

    (from a .41 ha parcel of vines planted in 1952). In the same fashion as the Les Clos, very generous...

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