Hubert Lignier, Bourgogne AOC

Interesting facts

From Bourgogne, Hubert Lignier — quite elegant wine with a fruity aroma. The wine is made from Pinot Noir from two vineyards in Chambolle and Nuits and from grapes purchased from growers in Volnay. Harvested by hand in September. The grapes were desteblirovan and underwent a cold maceration for 5 days. The berries of each plot vinified separately. Fermentation with punching cap once or twice a day lasted about 20 days and took place in stainless steel tanks. Wine level "village" is aged in oak barrels, of which 20-25% were new at the time, as the proportion of new barrels for aging wine from the harvest of Grand CRU and premiers CRUs 50% and 33%, respectively. Term aging of wine is at least two years, and in some years reaches up to five years. At the peak of ripeness, the wine will be in the period from 2013 to 2020.A small Domaine Lignier is located on the main street of Moret-Saint-Denis, called Grande Rue. Hubert Lignier owns 8 hectares in Moreh, Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny, among other things, 1 ha of "Clos de la Roche". All went well, and old Hubert has gone to rest, when in 2004, died suddenly, his son Romain, and his young widow, an American Kellen seized the cellar: not only stopped the export of wine, but also the vinification. Only support fellow winemakers helped Hubert and his youngest son Laurent to return the Domain.Today Hubert Lignier Domain, due to the high quality of its wines, has won an excellent reputation in professional circles. The main strategy of the company is "reasonable viticulture." Based on this, never used for wine damaged bunches. In order to obtain a more intense taste and aroma of berries, and sometimes use the "green fee". The yield of the farm is around 20-55 HL/ha, depending on climatic features, as well as from the zone.

Tasting Characteristics

The wine is a beautiful ruby color.
Well structured, bright, fruity wine is filled with sweet tones of cherry, black cherry and a surprisingly elegant touch of liquorice. With aeration appear notes of flowers and earth.
The taste of wine is elegant, bright, rounded, but very noticeable tannins and a remarkably long, soft finish with notes of red berries, flowers and mint.
The wine is recommended to serve complex dishes of veal, lamb, duck grilled and seasoned cheeses.