Hubert Lignier Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes 2019

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Hubert Lignier Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes 2019The Ligniers iconic Vieilles Vignes encompasses tiny holdings in two different premier crus: 0. 33 hectares in Les Faconnires planted between 1947 and 1960, and 0. 2 hectares in Les Chenevery planted between 1936 and 1942. Both crus are situated just beneath Clos de la Roche on the slope, and the resultant wine always possesses an ineffable grand cru x factor and a striking sense of sappiness from the vines extreme age. Laurent employs one third new

The wine is left in contact with the skins for up to three weeks or more and is then aged in stainless steel tanks for at least two years prior to bottling

5% Cabernet Franc

the wine spends one year in a mix of 500L and 225L barrels

François owns a hectare and a half of Chardonnay here

they are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks for roughly 20 days before being aged on the fine lees for the better part of a year

partly in steel and partly in used barrels

In contrast to the other wines of the domaine

For this cuvée

This is the most important wine of the estate

The cépage is not actually a Pinot

contributes granitic punch and intense spiciness

Composed of 40% Sagrantino

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