2017 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Clos de La Roche Grand Cru

Size: 0.27 ha (0.67 ac)

Variety: Pinot Noir Vine

Age: Planted in 1968, 1990s

Terroir: Multiple small parcels bordering Les Monts Luisants, shallow soil (30cm) mostly limestone with large stones and some small rocks.

Viticulture: Some purchased grapes, his vines are organic (uncertified)

Vinification: 50% whole-cluster, short cold maceration before fermentation, rapid de-vatting. Aged for 12 months in barrel (80-100% new), 5 months settling in tank, unfined.

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