2019 Clos de la Roche
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Tasting notes
The 2019 Clos de La Roche Grand Cru is high-toned on the nose with kirsch, orange zest and floral scents, requiring two or three minutes to settle in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, quite chewy and assertive, but like the Clos Saint-Denis, it needs more complexity and tension on the finish.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The domaine owns just over 1 ha. 80% destemmed. Brief cold maceration. 18 months in barrel, of which 50% new. Cask sample. Quite deeply coloured and a darker hue than most. Dark fruited too, with oak spice quite evident at this stage. A little peppery. Chewy, moreish and darkly stony. Embryonically elegant with good length. (JH)
About the producer
Domaine Georges Lignier has a long history stretching back to the 20th century. Georges – a cousin to Hubert Lignier – set out to establish the finest and most important domaine in Morey-Saint-Denis.