Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017 JAPAN 5h mostly Pinot Noir and

5h mostly Pinot Noir and small parcel of Pinot Meunier

Produced from parcels in two lieu-dits—15-year-old vines in “Epointures” and 60-year-old vines in “Reniard”—this is pitch-perfect Gevrey-Chambertin: meaty and succulent

Sweet heather honey and vanilla fudge combined with rich dark fruits

father and son taste each cuvée together in an ancient cellar

wet gravel

Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017 JAPAN 5h mostly Pinot Noir andThe Ligniers own just under a hectare in this hallowed grand cru, split among two plots: 0. 62 ha. in the climat of Monts Luisants, and 0. 28 ha. 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. The sites particular terroira few inches of pebble strewn topsoil above solid limestone rockyields a wine of unfathomable mineral