Lignier-Michelot Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Les Faconnieres 2022 SPRHONE blackberry

blackberry

berries and chocolate on top of the traditional bourbon flavor characteristics

reminiscent of tiny dark fruits

a mineral taste with viscosity in the finish

with white flowers and citrus leading into honey and subtle vanilla nuances

Lignier-Michelot Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Les Faconnieres 2022 SPRHONE blackberryLes Faconnieres sits mid slope in Morey Saint Denis, and in Virgile Lignier's hands it makes a case for Morey as the most underrated village in the Cote de Nuits. This is the domaine's serious statement: dark fruited, floral, and built on real structure, with the volume and power that separates premier cru from everything below it. Lignier farms organically and leans on ambient yeasts and older oak, so the vineyard does the talking. Give it air, at