Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017 JAPAN father and son taste each

father and son taste each cuvée together in an ancient cellar

fennel seeds

A touch of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc add some dark

5h mostly Pinot Noir and small parcel of Pinot Meunier

Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017 JAPAN father and son taste eachThe Ligniers own just under a hectare in this hallowed grand cru, split among two plots: 0. 62 ha. in the climat of Monts Luisants, and 0. 28 ha. in Les Fremires. Laurents grandfather Henri planted the first vines here in 1955 and propagated the remainder of the holdings via selection massale between 1960 and 1966. The sites particular terroira few inches of pebble strewn topsoil above solid limestone rockyields a wine of unfathomable mineral