Domaine Hubert Lignier

Location: Morey-Saint-Denis, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Surface area: 9 hectares
Viticulture: Certified organic in 2019
Vinification: Hand-harvested, small proportion of whole grapes, long aging up to 22 months
Winemaker: Laurent Lignier
Main appellations: Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru La Perrière, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrées, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru La Riotte, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Chaffots

The village of Morey-Saint-Denis offers some of the finest terroirs on the Côte de Nuits, and the Lignier family are careful to bring them out in their generous wines.

Laurent Lignier, the fifth generation to run the estate, continues the family winegrowing tradition with his father Hubert. Cherishing the vines located on the prestigious terroirs of Morey-Saint-Denis and Gevrey-Chambertin, Laurent Lignier faithfully respects each of his terroirs by ploughing the soil for over 30 years and banning the use of pesticides. Convinced that wine can only be made in the vineyard, Laurent Lignier takes particular care with the grapes that enter the winery. Some of these are vinified as whole grapes, then aged in oak barrels on lees for 20 to 22 months, before being bottled by gravity without fining or filtration. The result is flamboyant, with wines that combine elegance and freshness while respecting the characteristics of the soils in which they were born. A brilliant success.