Domaine Lignier-Michelot
Grand Cru, Premier Cru & Village, Morey-Saint-Denis
Morey-Saint-Denis of real quality, and one of the better-value addresses in the village.
No deposit, no obligation. Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
The Allocation Program
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Why we follow Domaine Lignier-Michelot
The estate
A Morey-Saint-Denis family domaine and one of the better-value addresses in the village. Virgile Lignier joined his father Maurice in 1988, began bottling under the family name in 1992, and took full control around 2000. A small négociant arm operates alongside as Maison Virgile Lignier.
The vineyards
Somewhere between ten and twelve hectares spread across around sixty separate parcels in Morey-St-Denis, Gevrey-Chambertin, Fixin, Chambolle-Musigny and Nuits-St-Georges. The grand cru holdings are slight: a quarter hectare of Clos de la Roche from vines planted between 1968 and 1993, and a single barrel of Clos Saint-Denis. Premier cru Les Faconnières, planted in 1948, is the most ageworthy wine in the range. Among the village wines, En la Rue de Vergy sits high on the slope directly above Clos de Tart and bordering Bonnes-Mares, which is remarkable company for a village bottling.
In the glass
No herbicides in the vineyard. In the cellar the fruit is usually fully destemmed, given a short cool maceration of about five days, fermented on native yeasts and vinified over roughly three weeks. New oak runs about twenty per cent for the village wines, thirty for the premier crus and considerably more for the Clos de la Roche. Bottling is unfiltered. Writing in Vinous about the 2017s, Neal Martin observed that "you would be hard-pressed to find a better Morey-Saint-Denis than his Les Faconnières."
With Lamont’s
Offered through Lamont’s Allocation Program, generally following the September release. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
The wines
Request individual wines, or register interest in the whole estate. We will contact you when an allocation is confirmed.
The whole Domaine Lignier-Michelot range
For collectors who would consider any available Domaine Lignier-Michelot allocation, across every tier.
Grand Cru
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Premier Cru
Les Faconnières
Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru
Aux Charmes
Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru
Village & regional
Morey-St-Denis En la Rue de Vergy
Morey-St-Denis Vieilles Vignes
2023 Lignier-Michelot Morey St Denis En La Rue de Vergy Rouge
2023 Lignier-Michelot Gevrey Chambertin Cuvee Bertin Rouge
2023 Lignier-Michelot Morey St Denis 1er Cru Les Genavrieres Rouge
Release and availability
How it works
- 1Choose a producer.
- 2Register your interest.There is no purchase or commitment.
- 3Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
Next expected release: September. Timing is indicative and can move with the producer or the vintage. View the allocation calendar
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How allocations are offered
It records which producers and wines interest you, so we know who to contact when a release is confirmed.
Availability depends on what arrives and how many customers are waiting. In some years there is very little to go round.
Our team considers purchase history, genuine interest and intended enjoyment. We would rather a case went to someone who will open it and tell us what they thought than to whoever asked first.
Change your requests at any time from My allocation requests. Release timing moves with the producer and the vintage, so the months on the release calendar are a guide rather than a promise.
Explore the Allocation Program
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