Description
A fabulous wine to collect in recent years being extremely serious and fair value for a Grand Cru. This year the Roche is star bright, pure, purple and red, and understandably closed on the nose. Wow! Dark, brooding red fruits with vanilla and sweet spice from that bit of new oak. Beautifully even across the palate and with power to last nearly a full minute on the tongue! Doing the right deals with the cooper and achieving that sense of roundness, rather than dominance from the oak is becoming a hallmark here. Judged to perfection. 2030 to 2044
Producer Information: Georges Lignier
I MET GEORGES AT A VILLAGE TASTING IN 1994. HIS 1993 BONNES MARES WAS THE BEST OF HIS EXTENSIVE RANGE AND THE STAR OF THE DAY. IN GOOD VINTAGES, THE GRAND CRUS ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THE REGION. FERMENTATION IS ALLOWED TO RUN AT NATURALLY HIGH TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN HIGH EXTRACT OF BOTH COLOUR AND FLAVOUR. GEORGES MATURES HIS BEST REDS IN 100% NEW OAK. SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE CôTE DE NUITS, IN MOREY-SAINT-DENIS, THE HOUSE OF THE DOMAINE GEORGES LIGNIER REMAINS TRADITIONAL IN ITS CONCEPTION. GEORGES WORKS THERE WITH HIS WIFE, ELIZABETH AND NEPHEW, BENOIT, WHEN THEY’RE NOT OUT IN ONE OF THE 100 PARCELS MAKING UP 15 HECTARES OF VINES. GEORGES IS DELIGHTFUL AND LIKE HIS WINES, SOMEWHAT AUSTERE; THEY TAKE SOME GETTING TO KNOW, BUT YOU WILL LOVE THEM.
