Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2019

Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2019The Ligniers own just under a hectare in this hallowed grand cru, split among two plots: 0. 62 hectares in the climat of Monts Luisants, and 0. 28 hectares in Les Fremires. Laurents grandfather Henri planted the first vines here in 1955 and propagated the remainder of the holdings via selection massale between 1960 and 1966. One of the most iconic wines in our portfolio, Ligniers Clos de la Roche is also one of the greatest wines in Burgundy, vintage

and 1% Carmenère

The wine is bottled in September of the year following harvest

spice cake

it is breezy but appropriately Rhône-y

but it is delightfully energetic and vibrant in its youth

but it is strikingly pretty for a young Chavaroche

they are managed with organic and biodynamic practices

and the finished wine displays bristling minerality unaccented by oxidative elements

Raised entirely in used barrels

showing caressing tannins

located at the highest altitude in Montefalco

$480/billed bimonthly