1988 Clos de la Roche
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I thought Lignier's best 1988 was his Clos de la Roche, which had a great nose of berry fruit, spicy new oak, minerals, and flowers. In the mouth, it offered excellent concentration, medium body, wonderful harmony among all its elements, and a long finish. It is the most concentrated and longest-lived 1988, but I would still want to drink it within its first decade of life. All things considered, I suspect if the yields had been lower and Lignier had bottled his 1988s earlier, it would have been significantly better.
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I thought Lignier's best 1988 was his Clos de la Roche, which had a great nose of berry fruit, spicy new oak, minerals, and flowers. In the mouth, it offered excellent concentration, medium body, wonderful harmony among all its elements, and a long finish. It is the most concentrated and longest-lived 1988, but I would still want to drink it within its first decade of life. All things considered, I suspect if the yields had been lower and Lignier had bottled his 1988s earlier, it would have been significantly better. Jan 1990, www.robertparker.com
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Domaine Georges Lignier has a long history stretching back to the 20th century. Georges – a cousin to Hubert Lignier – set out to establish the finest and most important domaine in Morey-Saint-Denis.