Lignier Michelot Morey Saint Denis Rouge Vieilles Vignes 2019
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Description
The Lignier family is the most famous name in this small village which has the highest percentage of Grand cru’s in the Cotes de Nuits. Virgile’s vineyards are some of the best sited in the village with several holdings in the neighbouring villages of Chambolle-Musigny and Gevrey-Chambertin as well as in the two signature Grand cru’s of this village, Clos de la Roche and Clos St Denis.
A very high percentage of whole bunch is used in the vinifications yet the wines have such finesse of tannins and the balance in these wines is remarkable – so much so that top reviewers regard these wines among the very best in this village and the entire Cotes de Nuits. The Lignier family have deep roots in the village of Morey Saint Denis and own 10.5 hectares of some of the very best vineyard sites in this village, and also in the 2 neighbouring villages Chambolle Musigny and Gevrey Chambertin. Virgile’s father and grand-father had always produced wine and sold it to negotiants until Virgile started working with his father in the early 1990’s and he decided to sell the wines himself. Now with almost 20 vintages of experience Virgile has moved the domaine to fully organic viticulture and is producing what many believe to be the best wines of this prestigious village.
In the last 10 years Virgile has modified his wine-making using whole-bunch vinification ranging from 30-100% depending on the vintage and the vineyard and he has also reduced the percentage of new oak (mostly Seguin-Moreau and Francois freres) for maturation with most wines seeing around 30% making its effect seamless in the final wines. He also completed a new winery in time for the 2013 vintage that now enables him to work with temperature control and to gain a very gentle extraction of tannins for all his wines. This results in wines showing great precision and energy with remarkable perfume and also beautiful fine tannins and very silky structure. They are wines which are often very seductive at a young age which also clearly have the potential for ageing superbly. This very young domaine is now regarded among the very best in the Cotes de Nuits.
About the 2019 vintage: “Lastly, Lignier has crafted some genuinely terrific 2019s and these are definitely wines to check out.” Burghound, January 2021
“Another great vintage ending in ‘9’ that was hot and very dry yet produced fresh, elegant and concentrated wines. Moreover, it produced some genuinely superb wines.’ Burghound, January
2021.
‘In short, 2019 is a superb vintage, and these are wines that all Burgundy lovers are going to want to secure for their cellars.’ William Kelley, The Wine Advocate, January 2021.
About this wine:
Made from a blend of 3 vineyards totaling around 1.5 ha with old vines planted 1946, 1948, 1950’s and 1980’s which lie in the middle of the appellation, from Tres Girard, Les Cognees and Bas Chenevery. This wine is consistently very aromatic and incredibly attractive when young with great depth of aromas and remarkable generosity on the palate also. A stunning village wine that provides great pleasure from a very young age. This year the ferment contained 95% whole bunches this year with some tiny millerande grapes from very old vines of up to 70 years old giving the impression of more sweetness and more tannins giving an impression of more density yet very fine palate.
”The 2019 Morey-Saint-Denis Vieilles Vignes contains 80% whole bunches. It has an opulent bouquet that is more towards the heady style, touches of dates and fig filtering through the black fruit but still fresh. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent red berry fruit laced with white pepper and bay leaf, opening up nicely on the finish that cruises along with a sprinkling of white pepper and cumin. Good potential, so long as the aromatics do not become any more extravagant.” (91-93 points) Vinous Media, Neal Martin December 2020
”(from a blend of Très Girard, Les Cognées and Chenevery; 80% whole cluster). This too is quite aromatically pretty with its ripe and fresh array of floral, spice and black currant that is laced with warm earth hints. There is excellent volume to the caressing yet powerful and concentrated medium-bodied flavors that culminate in a robust, serious and youthfully austere finale that offers even better depth and persistence. Excellent and recommended though note well that this is firmly structured for a Morey villages, so patience required. 2031+” (89-92) Burghound.com January 2021
”80% whole bunch. From Très Girard, Les Cognées and Chenevery. Rich deep purple with a much more concentrated fruit on the nose, lifted a little by the whole bunches. Plump dark fruit, spicy notes, fills the mouth out, slightly darker fruit than En la Rue de Vergy and will take a little longer. Firm tannins. Tasted: November 2020.” 91-93 points, Jasper Morris MW, June 2021
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