Morey Saint Denis En la Rue de Vergy '18
Domaine Virgile Lignier-Michelot
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This tiny vineyard of just over 3 hectares borders directly
on to 3 Grand cru vineyards (Bonnes Mares, Clos de Tart and Clos des Lambrays) and Virgile owns 1.9 ha of vines planted 1975 bordering on to those Grand cru’s.
A stunning village site and from his fabulous holding this wine looks closer to Premier cru standard than village in intensity and detail.
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- Wine Country
- France
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- Grape varieties wine
- Pinot Noir
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- Wine-food combination
- Feathered game, roasted white meets, lean red meat, cheeses
About this wine
Description & facts
- Producer
- Domaine Virgile Lignier-Michelot
- Country of origin
- France
- Wine Region
- This tiny vineyard of just over 3 hectares borders directly on to 3 Grand cru vineyards (Bonnes Mares, Clos de Tart and Clos des Lambrays) and Virgile owns 1.9 ha of vines planted 1975 bordering on to those Grand cru’s. Situated quite high on the slope just above Clos de Tart where the limestone is quite close to the surface similar to the highest vineyards in Chambolle Musigny which it borders on the southern side.
- Classification
- AOC Morey Saint Denis
- Organic/Biodynamic/Vegan:
- Organic
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grape varieties wine
- Pinot Noir
- % of grape varieties wine
- Pinor Noir
- Tasting note
- A notably cooler nose reflects notes of cassis, blueberry and plenty of floral elements. The quite finely detailed and lightly stony middle weight flavors possess a suave mid-palate mouthfeel while culminate in a lingering bitter cherry pit-inflected finish. Good stuff, especially for a villages level Morey St. Denis.
- Wine-food combination
- Feathered game, roasted white meets, lean red meat, cheeses
- Vinification
- 30% whole-cluster, short cold maceration before fermentation, rapid de-vatting. Aged for 12 months on fine lees in barrel (20-30% new), 5 months settling in tank, light white earth filtration.
- Location Vineyard
- This tiny vineyard of just over 3 hectares borders directly on to 3 Grand cru vineyards (Bonnes Mares, Clos de Tart and Clos des Lambrays) and Virgile owns 1.9 ha of vines planted 1975 bordering on to those Grand cru’s. Situated quite high on the slope just above Clos de Tart where the limestone is quite close to the surface similar to the highest vineyards in Chambolle Musigny which it borders on the southern side.
- Soil
- Above Clos de Tart, terraced, extremely shallow topsoil of marl on limestone bedrock
- Closure
- cork
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 16 C
- Ageing potential
- Drink now untill more than 5 years
- Awards & ratings
- (89-91) Burghound.com January 2020
