Domaine Hubert Lignier 'Les Chaffots' 1er Cru Morey Saint Denis 2022 CRIANZA compact clay on the Santenay

compact clay on the Santenay side

Succulent with soft fruit

There's tons of depth and character

Estournelles Saint Jacques lies on a steep

Domaine Hubert Lignier 'Les Chaffots' 1er Cru Morey Saint Denis 2022 CRIANZA compact clay on the SantenayThe Ligniers own just under half a hectare of 50 year old vines in this great premier cru, which sits just above Clos Saint Denis on the slope. This vineyard yields a wine of brooding tension, black of fruit and stern, with a rigorous acid profile and real power underpinning it. Les Chaffots is unfailingly a profound wine that beckons for some patience, but the purity of fruit is striking here, even in the context of such tight grained structure.