THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru 'Les Saint Georges' - 2019
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October 2023As close to grand cru as one will find in Nuits-St-Georges. The vines were planted over 75 years...
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As close to grand cru as one will find in Nuits-St-Georges. The vines were planted over 75 years...
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Liger-Belair owns a 0.75ha parcel planted to old vines in the centre of the vineyard, on the border...
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Liger-Belair owns 0.5ha, planted in 1936 just above DRC in the lower part of Les Richebourg....
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The grapes for this bottling come from a 0.3ha plot in the centre of Renardes. The result is...
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Purchased fruit from 0.3ha of 70-year-old vines in the best part of Charmes. 70% whole clusters in...
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This has plenty of red and black fruit characters, with an intriguing salty, savoury edge and...
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The 2020 Perigee Estate Seven Hills Vineyard is understated in the glass, wafting up with a...
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TOP VALUE This wine has a ripe, plummy fruit aroma and earthy complexity that develop on the...
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Strawberries, cranberries and lavender with orange zest, sweet squash and a hint of tomato leaf....
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There is an excellent balance between rich, honeyed notes and very crisp, clean acidity. Stony edge...
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Billaud-Simon always produces a super-classy Les Preuses. A more restrained, racy style of grand...
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(from a .41 ha parcel of vines planted in 1952). In the same fashion as the Les Clos, very generous...
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Sunny, warm, toasty and plenty of acidity. A grand cru with power yet retains plenty of finesse and...
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(from 3 parcels totaling .71 ha that come from both sides of the appellation). Here too there is a...
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Very pure and crystalline on both nose and palate. Real drive and energy, just the vaguest hint of...
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(from a 2.5 ha parcel of 35+ year old vines – two thirds of the blend is from Chapelot, and the...
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Very golden in both colour and character. Plenty of spice notes at the moment, along with crisp...
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(from 2 parcels situated in the villages Bas de Chapelot raised in 25 to 30% five+ year old wood)....
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(from 11 parcels scattered around Chablis, the most notable of which are in Les Pargues). Here...
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(from a purchase of must). Be aware that Bailly noted that to this point the Bougros had only seen...
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(from Séchet, Roncières, Châtains, Mélinots and Vaillons proper). An overtly floral-suffused...
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A smaller production release that's based largely on a field blend, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape...
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Offering excellent fruit purity, the wine shows blackberry, rich floral, mixed spice and toasty oak...
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The polished 2022 Côtes-du-Rhône is made from fully destemmed grapes. Black-fruited, spicy and...
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