Domaine Virgile Lignier-Michelot : Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2023

Characteristics and Tasting Notes for the Domaine Virgile Lignier-Michelot Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2023

Tasting

Color

This wine shows the deep red wine hue typical of pinot noir grown in the Côte de Nuits.

A Pinot Noir Rooted in the Côte de Nuits Tradition of Domaine Virgile Lignier-Michelot

The Estate

Domaine Virgile Lignier-Michelot is a family property based in Morey-Saint-Denis, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy. The domaine began bottling and marketing its own wines under its name in 1992, after decades during which the family's grapes were sold to local merchants. Today it is run by Laure and Virgile Lignier, who farm around twelve hectares of vines without herbicides, favoring whole-cluster vinification and a precise, terroir-driven style across a range that spans regional appellations to grand cru vineyards.

The Vineyard

The grapes for this Bourgogne Pinot Noir come from the domaine's holdings in the Côte de Nuits, concentrated around Morey-Saint-Denis and neighboring villages such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Fixin, and Nuits-Saint-Georges. The vines benefit from limestone-based soils typical of the region and are farmed without herbicides, with sustainable practices that favor biodiversity and soil health. Many of the domaine's plots carry old vines, which contribute depth and concentration even at the Bourgogne level, and harvesting is carried out entirely by hand.

Winemaking and aging

As with the rest of the Lignier-Michelot range, the Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2023 is vinified with a significant proportion of whole-cluster grapes, a hallmark of the domaine's approach that aims for freshness and aromatic clarity rather than heavy extraction. Intervention in the cellar is kept to a minimum, allowing the fruit and the character of the Côte de Nuits to come through, in line with the house's broader philosophy of precision and restraint.

Grape Varieties

100 % pinot noir.