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2018 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Lignier-Michelot, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Ready - youthful
Allen Meadows
94/100
Jasper Morris MW
94/100
Neal Martin MW
94/100
Product: 20188029753
2018 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Lignier-Michelot, Burgundy
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Lignier-Michelot

Critics reviews

Allen Meadows 94/100
An exceptionally ripe nose flashes poached plum nuances on the mix of red and dark berry fruit aromas where additional breadth is present in the form of menthol, violet and soft spice wisps. There is equally good freshness on the palate of the well-detailed and minerally big-bodied flavours that exhibit outstanding power on the robust, muscular and lingering finish. This firmly structured effort is impressive and much more vibrant than it was from cask last year.Drink from 2035 onwardallen_meadows, burghound_com.com (January 2021)
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2021)
Jasper Morris MW 94/100
A deeper, darker colour. The first bouquet is on the sombre side. Just a little touch of Elastoplast, but here it has not damaged the vast wealth of fruit, though it may have added a lightly drying touch to the finish. Otherwise, though, this is a wine of dark fruit but considerable promise thanks to the persistent finish. Drink from 2030Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (September 2022)
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (Sep 2022)
Neal Martin MW 94/100
The 2018 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru is a little confit and jammy on the nose, though the fruit is attractive, wild strawberry and raspberry, touches of orange pith. It coheres impressively in the glass despite a touch of reduction. The palate is medium-bodied with chiselled tannins. Plenty of freshness here, saline, vibrant and bright, this fans out gloriously towards the finish with a persistent, spicy, slightly exotic finish that does not detract from typicité. Big things ahead. Drink 2027 - 2055Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (November 2022)
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Nov 2022)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Domaine Lignier-Michelot

Virgile Lignier has worked alongside his father since 1988, really taking charge from 2000 by which time all the wines were being bottled at the domaine. Significant advances were made in the vineyards, reducing yields and ploughing the soil, along with the introduction of a sorting table and a higher percentage of new wood in the cellar. Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director and author of the award-winning Inside Burgundy comprehensive handbook.
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