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MOREY SAINT DENIS

2011 1er Cru Faconnières Domaine Lignier-Michelot

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Nuits
Village Morey Saint Denis
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Faconnières

Lovely terroir, always seems to make fine wines. And this is a great example. All mineral and lace and floral delicacy. A wine of such purity, dense but absolutely not massive, delicate but absolutely not weedy. L&S (Jan 2013)


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The 2011 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Faconnières 1er Cru shows just a touch of VA on the nose. The palate is ripe and rounded. Candied red fruit are laced with orange zest and marmalade, although I much prefer more recent vintages from Virgile Lignier than this 2011. It feels as if it is trying too hard. This does not rank alongside many superior recent releases from the domaine. Tasted at Flint Wines Burgundy 2011 tasting. Drinking range: 2018 - 2022 Rating: 87 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2019)

A silkier side of Morey St. Denis emerges in the 2011 Les Faconnières. Sweet floral note meld into raspberries and cherries in this gracious, mid-weight wine. The 2011 stands out for its length and creamy, resonant finish. The inclusion of 60% whole clusters adds lift and sensuality throughout. What a pretty wine this is. Drinking range: 2016 - 2026 Rating: 91-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Mar 2014)

Good dark red. Rather inexpressive, brooding aromas of currant, blackberry and licorice lifted by floral and peppery nuances. Then sappy and sweet in the mouth, with lovely density of texture to its concentrated red and black fruit flavors. Excellent richness and balance here, finishing with sweet, fine-grained, savory tannins and a saline quality that leaves the salivary glands quivering. A superb 2011. Rating: 92 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar 2014)

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 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, so it's lutte raisonnée.

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 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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