Hubert Lignier Morey Saint Denis Trilogie 2018 (750ML)

90-93 JM / 90-92 WA / 88-91 BH

From three plots across the appellation, specifically Chenevery, Clos Solon and Porroux. Old vines and Laurent Lignier encourages his importers to take this cuvée in magnum format. Bright lively purple. Glowing purple, less reduction here, very Morey in style, with a fresh finish beneath the sunshine fruit. Both elegant and with a welcome tension alongside the ripe raspberry notes Tasted: November 2019—Jasper Morris

There are 18 barrels of the 2018 Morey-Saint-Denis Trilogie, and it's the usual blend of 60% Chenevery, 30% Porroux and 15% Clos Solon. Wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, cassis, smoked meats, candied peel and cinnamon, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered core, powdery tannins and a long, sapid finish. Yields were low—around 30 hectoliters per hectare—explained by the old vines, some of which are trained in cordon.–William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Tasting note: There is a top note of menthol to the moderately sauvage-inflected dark currant, plum and black raspberry aromas. The sleek, focused and vibrant medium-bodied flavors possess a similar saline nuance on the bright and lingering finish that possesses a hint of acid tang.—Allen Meadows, Burghound