Domaine Hubert Lignier Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2020 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2020 Domaine Hubert Lignier Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir, sourced from the Charmes-Chambertin plot in the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it was awarded 93-95/100 by The Wine Advocate. The publication describes a full-bodied and deeply structured wine with velvety tannins, driven by vibrant and fragrant fruit, featuring a long and harmonious finish.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Georges Lignier
- Parcelle / Cru
- Charmes-Chambertin (Gevrey Chambertin)
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Georges Lignier
Domaine Georges Lignier et Fils is a family-run estate based in Morey-Saint-Denis, in the Côte de Nuits. It cultivates 16 hectares spread across 50 plots and 17 appellations, including four grands crus. Benoît Stehly has been managing the estate and overseeing winemaking since 2003.
- Owner
- GFA Domaine Georges Lignier Père et Fils (structure foncière familiale Lignier-Stehly)
- Maître de chais
- Benoît Stehly
- Surface (ha)
- 16.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Georges Lignier et Fils estate was founded in the early 20th century in Morey-Saint-Denis. Its founder, Georges Lignier, established a family-run estate in this village in the Côte de Nuits. His son Bernard succeeded him in 1949. In 1970, Georges Lignier – Bernard’s son and the founder’s grandson – took over the management of the estate. Benoît Stehly joined the estate in 2002 after studying viticulture and oenology. He took over its management in 2003 and now produces wine from all the estate’s appellations. The estate now covers 16 hectares across 50 plots, spread across 17 appellations, including four grands crus. The vines are planted on clay-limestone soils and have an average age of over fifty years.
Charmes-Chambertin (Gevrey Chambertin)
Charmes-Chambertin is a red Grand Cru appellation and a physically demarcated terroir within the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin, comprising the lieux-dits Aux Charmes and Mazoyères. The vineyard occupies a slight piedmont bench, between 260 and 280 meters in altitude, at the mouth of the Combe Grisard. Its shallow, carbonated and well-draining soils combine limestone gravel, clays and red silts; the parcels of Aux Charmes face mostly east to east-northeast, while Mazoyères is oriented more towards the south. The demarcated area of Mazoyères-Chambertin coincides with that of Charmes-Chambertin, the latter name being commonly claimed.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- "Charmes", close to "chaumes" (stubbles), is thought to refer to lean, stony and dry soils. "Mazoyères" evokes an ancient, vanished group of houses.
- Exposure
- East to east-northeast; Mazoyères is more south-facing
- Altitude
- 260–280 m
- Slope
- Gentle slopes
- Soil
- Slightly developed, carbonated and shallow soils, rich in limestone gravel, clays and red silts, with good drainage.
- Subsoil and geology
- To the west, hard Bajocian limestones; to the east, tertiary formations of the Bresse plain, beneath a calcareous clay-gravel alluvial fan originating from the Combe Grisard.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.100000 ha
Histoire de la parcelle
The reputation of the climats Aux Charmes and Mazoyères is attested as early as the 18th century. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified them partly as first cuvée and partly as second cuvée. A 1931 ruling by the Dijon court sanctioned the addition of the name Chambertin and established the boundaries of the appellation d'origine; the AOC Charmes-Chambertin was subsequently recognized by decree on July 31, 1937. The parcel area currently specified in the product specification cahier des charges was approved by the INAO on May 17 and 18, 1984.
