Georges Lignier & Fils Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru 2020

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Georges Lignier & Fils Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru 2020Georges Lignier owns a significant 1. 6 hectare portion of this 6. 6 hectare grand cru, divided among two parcelsone 50 years old and one 70. Warmly spicy on the nose, with subtle mineral accents and deep red fruits, this offers large scaled but vibrant and well buffered tannins on its long and penetrating palate. (40% new oak.)

The slopes are a mix of clay

with gorgeously articulated spices and density without weight

The palate has shown a bit more roundness in recent years due to climate change

Joaquin's Aglianico holdings are the stuff of legend: 1

3-hectare parcel of silt

Pierre’s light hand with oak—only 25% new here—allows for full visibility of the wine's fireworks display

it is meditative and subtle rather than showstopping

schist and granite

as we learned from a little vertical stretching back to 2008

and Ton and his team harvest minute quantities of grapes each vintage from these low-yielding long-branched vines

“Clarendon” sits easily alongside the Bandol from Château Pradeaux or the Palette from Château Simone as a rosé that is flattered by a bit of bottle age

Botrytis sometimes occurs but it is not necessary in order to declare a Moelleux

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