MOREY SAINT DENIS

2011 Vieilles Vignes Domaine Lignier-Michelot

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Nuits
Village Morey Saint Denis
ABV 13%

Three parcels of old vines again. Cognets, Tres Girard and Chenevery. The last partly premier cru. Very rich, full, harmonious nose. Gorgeous weight. Lovely example. L&S (Jan 2013)


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Plums, black cherries, menthol, tar and smoke burst from the 2011 Morey Saint Denis Vieilles Vignes. A rich, explosive wine, the 2011 is one of the bigger, more powerful wines in this lineup of 2011s. There is more than enough fruit to fill out the wine’s broad shoulders. This virile, imposing Morey is quite brooding today, and should be cellared for at least a few years. Lignier used 50% whole clusters here. Drinking range: 2016 - 2026 Rating: 90-92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Mar 2014)

Bright, dark red. Aromas of raspberry, mocha, nutty oak and sandalwood, plus a menthol suggestion of stems. Silky, lively and nicely concentrated, with good density to its savory raspberry, smoke and earth flavors. Has the sweetness of fruit to support its firm, building tannins. Longer on the finish than the Rue de Vergy. Rating: 90 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar 2014)

Bright crimson. Richness and layers on the nose even of this village wine. Lots going on here – very flattering and intriguing. Super appetising. Really very good for a village wine. GV 2016-2024 Rating: 16.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2013)

Domaine Lignier-Michelot

A domaine of 11 hectares, 25% regionals, 50% Villages, 20% Premiers crus and 5% Grands Crus. Virgile Lignier worked at the domaine with his father Maurice from 1988, beginning to bottle some of the wine from 1992 (it had previously been sold to the négoce), taking over in 2000, which was the vintage when he first bottled all the domaine's production.

In the vineyard Virgile made significant changes, stopping the use of herbicides, and beginning to plough instead. Green harvesting to limits yields followed, along with greater attention to grape selection. The domaine works organically except in extremis.

The wines have a lovely combination of enough body and richness, combined with a lively clarity of expression. The old vines village cuvées are seriously good, and great value too. Going up the scale each site seems to speak very clearly of its source and there is a brightness and energy along with full, seamless fruit.

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