Domaine Lignier-Michelot, Savigny Les Beaune Rouge, 2023 so052220 transatlantic spring releases a palenquero working outside Miahuatlan

a palenquero working outside Miahuatlan in Oaxaca

Michael Mara Vineyard

Lignier’s parcel is packed with old vines and worked with minimal intervention

captivating Brouilly from one of the region’s greats

With juicy aromatics and flavors of peach

Domaine Lignier-Michelot, Savigny Les Beaune Rouge, 2023 so052220 transatlantic spring releases a palenquero working outside MiahuatlanA Cte de Nuits hand turning his attention to Cte de Beaune fruit and the results are exactly what you'd hope. Domaine Lignier Michelot is a Morey Saint Denis family estate (do not confuse with Hubert Lignier or Lucie & Auguste Lignier these are separate domaines, all related, all good). Virgile Lignier has run things since 2000, taking over from his father Maurice. The house style is classical Morey: lots of whole cluster, gentle remontage rather than