Domaine Hubert Lignier 'Les Chaffots' 1er Cru Morey Saint Denis 2022 1.5L VERDELHO Blended from Nebbiolo and Cortese

Blended from Nebbiolo and Cortese wines in refreshing and surprising Rosé Vermouth

The 2018 CRU Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon holds nothing back upon opening

but that hasn’t stopped young winemaker

and aged in white American oak barrels

Domaine Hubert Lignier 'Les Chaffots' 1er Cru Morey Saint Denis 2022 1.5L VERDELHO Blended from Nebbiolo and CorteseThe Ligniers own just under half a hectare of 50 year old vines in this great premier cru, which sits just above Clos Saint Denis on the slope. This vineyard yields a wine of brooding tension, black of fruit and stern, with a rigorous acid profile and real power underpinning it. Les Chaffots is unfailingly a profound wine that beckons for some patience, but the purity of fruit is striking here, even in the context of such tight grained structure.