1995 Hubert Lignier Morey St. Denis Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru

This fabulous wine is crafted from a contiguous 50 year old parcel that sits astride two vineyards, Les Faconnieres and Les Chenevery. It is a medium-to-dark ruby-colored wine (originally rated 90-92 in Issue #111) reveals superb aromas of caramelized blackberries, cassis liqueur, underbrush, and Asian spices. Marvelously rich, pure, silky-textured, and expansive, it has enormous breadth, depth of fruit, and impressive precision to its fresh blueberry and cedar flavors. It is a medium-to-full-bodied, refined, powerful, and gorgeously ripe wine that also possesses formidable length. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2010+. Roman Lignier, who reads this journal assiduously, felt as though I had under-appreciated this wine and he generously offered to allow me to re-taste it. He was right, I had underrated it. Importer: Neal Rosenthal, Select Vineyards, Shekomeko, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990.