2008 Morey St Denis 1er Cru Clos Baulet, Hubert Lignier
"For both the vinification and aging processes, our methods are minimally interventionist. The quality of the fruit is the essential foundation for crafting our wines.
We produce wines that combine freshness, finesse, and elegance while maintaining a solid structure with substance and a savory length on the palate. Each of our appellations, primarily located in Côte de Nuits (Clos de la Roche, Morey-St-Denis, Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Nuits-St-Georges), and also some in Côte de Beaune (Pommard, Monthelie, Volnay), faithfully expresses its unique terroir.
After manual harvesting and careful sorting, the grapes are vinified in tanks and aged for nearly two years in oak barrels in our cellars. We intervene minimally in the vinification process, preserving a portion of whole clusters to bring balance and complexity. Pump-overs and punch-downs are performed harmoniously to extract delicate and silky tannins. Before barreling, the lees are selected and evenly distributed in each barrel, with a proportion of 20 to 30% new oak.
A lengthy aging process of around twenty months follows to allow the wines to mature patiently. They are then racked and bottled by gravity, without filtration or clarification. This long and patient work enables us to obtain balanced and refined wines with significant aging potential, while remaining relatively approachable at a young age." Laurent Lignier