Lignier-Michelot Morey Saint Denis En La Rue de Vergy 2022 champagne-template stone fruit

stone fruit

the petals of dried violets and roses

and chalky minerality

It's an even split of Chardonnay

Lignier-Michelot Morey Saint Denis En La Rue de Vergy 2022 champagne-template stone fruitEn la Rue de Vergy climbs above the grand crus of Morey Saint Denis, up where the slope gets steep, the soil turns stony and the wines come out cooler and more aromatic than their famous neighbors below. Virgile Lignier gives it a high proportion of whole clusters and a light touch of oak, which lets the site's lift and perfume come through instead of burying it. Expect red cherry, rose petal and licorice rather than brute power, this is a wine of