Virgile Lignier-Michelot Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes
Wine Information
Pinot noir with heavy tastes of mineral and red fruits. The color is very bright and the nose has hints of flowers. The limestone soil that the wine is grown on is very prevelant on the palate along with the elegance of most Chambolle Musigny wines
Size: 1.50 ha (3.71 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted in 1955, 1957
Terroir: 2 parcels: Les Drazey (below Bonnes Mares with mostly limestone soils), Les Gamaires (deep clay soil)
Viticulture: Organic (not certified)
Vinification: 50% whole-cluster, short cold maceration. Aged for 12 months in barrel (20% new), light white-earth filtration of bottom 2/3 of tank.
- Product Name: Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes
- Producer: Domaine Virgile Lignier-Michelot
- Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Burgundy
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- Chambolle Musigny
- Varietal: Pinot Noir
- Agricultural Standards: Organic
- ALC %: 13