H & L Lignier Chambolle Musigny Les Bussieres 2018Varietal: Pinot Noir Les Bussires sits just below the premier cru Les Sentiers (and just down slope from grand cru Bonnes Mares), hard on the border of Morey Saint Denis. The Ligniers exploit just under a half hectare of vines herea total of four parcels, planted between 1947 and 1983and the wine they produce from here combines a classically Chambolle elegance with a certain mineral derived strictness, a structure deriving more from intense

There are a total of eight hectares of vines with an average age of 30 years (as of 2011)

On the nose there is a hint of almond and it’s notably saline

hospitality

Louis Roederer

mixed berry cobbler

led to a series of questions

David Hirsch founded the vineyard in 1980 to grow fruit and make site-specific wine

a native of the Landes region

California

including clay and flint

Immersed in a sea of beautifully tended vineyards

and it remains undeniably well balanced