BOURGOGNE ROUGE
2020 Domaine Lignier-Michelot
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Nuits |
| ABV | 13.5% |
Wonderfully rich colour, nose is complete, palate rich and voluminous. There is a thick tannic structure and a fine weight of juicy fruit - what's not to like? Drinking range: 2023 - 2030 L&S (Nov 2021)
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(from 50+ year old vines in Bons Bâtons). Ripe aromas of poached plum, cassis and warm earth lead to vibrant, even racy, and well-detailed flavors that terminate in a lingering and highly refreshing finish that is shaped by bright acidity where a touch of bitter pit fruit emerges. Fine quality at this level. Drinking range: 2024 - Rating: 86-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2022)
The 2020 Bourgogne Rouge is very clean and pure on the nose with blueberry and light cassis fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black cherries, just slightly confit towards the end. Fine. Drinking range: 2023 - 2026 Rating: 84-86 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Dec 2021)
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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