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GEVREY CHAMBERTIN

2018 Cuvée Bertin Domaine Lignier-Michelot

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

All whole bunch. Supple and silky, nice lift, then sweet black fruit. There's some spice too and the finish is good. Justices and Seuvrées - the latter is the bit that gives the elegance. L&S (Nov 2019)


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(from Les Seuvrées and Les Murots; 90% whole cluster). There is a touch of the sauvage present on the nose of wild dark berries, forest floor and again, plenty of floral elements. The highly energetic and well-detailed flavors exude a subtle salinity on the refreshing and sneaky long and markedly firm finish that is shaped by relatively fine-grained tannins. This needs to develop a bit more depth but it is already a quality effort. Drinking range: 2028 - Rating: 88-91 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2020)

Containing 100% whole bunch, the 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin "Cuvée Bertin" offers ripe strawberries and red cherry on the nose, which is very airy in style, if lacking a little complexity. The medium-bodied palate delivers crunchy red berry fruit laced with tea leaves and bay leaf, fine delineation and a fresh, lightly spiced finish. Hopefully the aromatics will up their game. Drinking range: 2023 - 2033 Rating: 89-91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2020)

Ripe 100% whole bunch. Talcy fine soft tannins. Delicate fine texture. Ripe aromatically, exotic spices, but elegant and airy... floaty finish. Quite refined. Drinking range: 2023 - 2030 Rating: 90 Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Nov 2019)

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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