Domaine Lignier-Michelot Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2020
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.
2020 was warm and dry with next to no disease pressure, resulting in deep, rich wines of great finesse and class. This release is from 2 parcels (Les Drazey and Les Gamaires) below Bonnes Mares planted in the 1950s and 1960s totaling 1.48 hectares. A deep rich and generous Chambolle of great finesse and class. Classic Chambolle floral lift brightens up the silky red and black cherry fruit, with hints of turned earth adding complexity. Textbook Chambolle.
(from 50+ year old vines in Les Drazey and Gamaires). An overtly floral-suffused nose reflects additional notes of pretty red and dark cherry, raspberry and spiced tea. Here too the middle weight flavors possess a lovely sense of verve while terminating in a chiseled, clean and youthfully austere finish that is very Chambollesque in character. - Burghound.com January 2022
The Finer Details
Style - Red Wine
Varietal - Pinot Noir
Country - France
Region - Burgundy
Vintage - 2020
Bottle Size - 750ml
ABV - 13.2%
Other - Organic, Vegan Friendly
Closure - Cork