BOURGOGNE ROUGE
2012 Domaine Lignier-Michelot
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | C么te d'Or |
| Sub-district | C么te de Nuits |
| Village | Bourgogne Rouge |
| ABV | 12.5% |
Lovely fullness and brisk precision. Perfect Bourgogne really. Virgile makes this from one hectare he owns and another hectare bought in, all from the villages of Chambolle, Morey and Gevrey, all from vines that are over fifty years old. Black fruit and a quilted, downy feel. L&S (Dec 2013)
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Rating: 90 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (Jan 2014)
(from 50+ year old vines in Bons B芒tons, 30% whole cluster). Mild reduction knocks down the nose but the underlying fruit appears to be ripe. There is good verve to the delicious, clean and detailed middle weight flavors that possess good freshness on the lingering and saline-inflected finish that displays a hint of acid tang. 2015+ Rating: 85-88 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2014)
30% whole cluster; mainly from Morey, some from Gevrey and some Chambolle; so 6 parcels in total. Big tank 6000l and make it as a whole. Red fruit; spicy; soft and rounded. Rather a gentle and appealing wine. Bit of spice at the end. It pleases. On release. Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Dec 2013)
Domaine Lignier-Michelot
A domaine now of 13.5 hectares, some owned, some in fermage with a little bought in. An average of 290 barrels a year. 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 n茅goce), 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, so it's lutte raisonn茅e.
The wines are made with the least intervention possible, with lots of whole bunches. little extraction (one or two pigeages but mostly he's into remontages, then aged in barrel with 15-20% new wood. They have a lovely combination of enough body and richness, combined with a lively clarity of expression. The old vines village cuv茅es 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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2021 BOURGOGNE ROUGE Domaine Lignier-Michelot
C么te d'Or Burgundy France 12.5% Red
Pinot Noir.
50% whole bunches. Bright pure nose, there's decent depth here, the palate crunchy and with lift - it's a terrific Bourgogne
L&S
2022 BOURGOGNE ROUGE Valendons Domaine Derey Fr猫res
C么te d'Or Burgundy France 13.5% Red
Pinot Noir.
This is also reduced but with even better freshness and intensity on the sleek, well-detailed and more concentrated flavors that offer better depth and persistence on the mildly austere finale. This is quite good for its...(read more)
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