Domaine Lignier Michelot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017, 750ml

Clos de la Roche from just below Ponsot’s Monts Luisants section. This plots, which cover around 70 ares, are located in the Genavrieres and Monts Luisants climates. These Pinot Noir vines are 45 years old. Vinified with 80% whole clusters.

Tasting Note:

All but invisible wood sets off the spicier and overtly floral-suffused nose that possesses excellent complexity. There is excellent drive and delineation to the big-bodied and tautly muscular flavours that deliver fine persistence on the moderately austere finish. This powerful effort will need a few years to develop more depth but the underlying material appears to be present for that to occur with time.