Georges Lignier & Fils Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2022

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Georges Lignier & Fils Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2022The domaine owns four small parcels totaling 1. 05 hectares in this hallowed grand cru, with vines averaging 55 years of age. The nose here is a maelstrom of Indian spice and site typical salinity, notes of which carry through onto a surprisingly precise and driving palate of exceptional length. Like the Clos Saint Denis, its tannins are formidable but thoroughly coated in fruit, offering both early drinking potential and lots of upside in the cellar.

and a touch of sand

reflecting the more troublesome weather of the season that birthed it

The fruit for “Zacinta Revi” comes from 20-year-old vines in the chalky clay soils of the Poggio alle Ficaie vineyard at 350 meters altitude

but with plump fruit lurking

Maria Sole bottles “Noble Kara” without fining or filtration

and it spends one year aging in previously used 300-liter oak casks

Densely concentrated and layered on the palate

and 5% Uva Rara) in heavily volcanic soil

in the “Le Lys”

but it is certainly serious enough to be served at cellar temperature alongside hearty fare

just outside the appellation delimitation: a 0

with heavily calcareous sandstone soils and a drastic 65% gradient