
2013 MOREY SAINT DENIS Vieilles Vignes Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13%
Red
Pinot Noir.
80% whole bunch fermentation here. Immediate richness on the nose, broad fruity attack across the whole palate. Tannins adding a spice, a piquancy to the fruit. Blackberry and spice in a lovely b...(more info)
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2016 MOREY SAINT DENIS Vieilles Vignes Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
Red
Pinot Noir.
From three parcels - Tres Girard, Chenevery and Cognées, all over 60 years old. Again a great, precise attack. Lovely, cleanly delineated fruit. Red and pert - then some more leafy, crunch...(more info)
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2014 MOREY SAINT DENIS 1er Cru Les Chenevery Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13%
Red
Pinot Noir.
More limestone again here. Deep and bright nose all at once - dark plums and a high-toned mineral note too. Rich and suave and silky volume but there's lots of structure undernerath too. Deep, an...(more info)
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2013 MOREY SAINT DENIS 1er Cru Les Chenevery Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13%
Red
Pinot Noir.
A much firmer style, less expressive on the nose, tauter and harder. The tannins are firm but the fruit is there, not lush, but bracing, piquant, spicy.
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2013 MOREY SAINT DENIS 1er Cru Aux Chezeaux Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
Red
Pinot Noir.
Very harmonious nose with a touch of cherry-stone ('Burlat cherry stone', says Virgile, showing how the French just know more about varieties of fruit and veg than anyone), and very fine tannins...(more info)
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2012 MOREY SAINT DENIS 1er Cru Faconnières Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13%
Red
Pinot Noir.
50 year old vines just under Clos de la Roche. Quite a red clay-limestone soil. Focused, distinctive yet harmonious nose of red-accented fruit, with appetising brightness coming out of decent wei...(more info)
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2012 MOREY SAINT DENIS 1er Cru Charmes Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France
13%
Red
Pinot Noir.
The most northerly premier cru of Morey, just before Mazoyères Chambertin. Pretty seriously massive. Sweetly weighty with very ripe black fruit, and an opulence which releases more aromas,...(more info)
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