2011 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Aux Chezeaux

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  6/13/2023 - gresch Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Left a half a glass get a couple hours of air. The nose on this is great. The palate doesn't quite live up to it though. Its weight is medium-light and from the nose, I was hoping for a bit more concentration and depth. That said, the flavor profile is pleasant, straddling strawberry with hints of licorice. It's well-balanced now, soft but touching, with a surprisingly long finish.
  I continue to enjoy these wines & I'd mark it as a good QPR at the going rate of < $50.

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  9/7/2021 - Larus2089 wrote: 91 Points

  Interesting nose with clear aging caracter. Wet wood/forest tones with lovely red berries as second note. Nice palate with lovely shaped tannins. After 10Years this is in perfect shape. A Shame it was the last bottle.

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  4/30/2020 - wdrewett Likes this wine:

  FIRST, FLAWED BOTTLE:
  Day 1: Mostly translucent dark cherry in center, moving somewhat toward garnet near the edges, almost transparent right at the glass. Mute nose of sour cherry. Seriously acidic with very tart cherry on the lean palate, sadly with intensity and length just in its acid. Some notes I’d read from tastings early on were positive despite the vintage, so a disappointment. (Notes indicate this is made from whole clusters.)
  Day 2: More characterful nose with some ripe strawberry along with the cherry, both carrying through on the palate. While still quite acidic, there was a kind of plushness – especially compared to the prior day – and a bit of spice and minerality. Still not a wine to drink without food, and not special, but unlike day one a wine with some character. If any left, drink now.
  
  SECOND BOTTLE, a completely different story:
  Opened about 3 hours before pouring. Again essentially translucent dark cherry in center, moving somewhat toward garnet near the edges. Nose not powerful but promising with notes of cherry/strawberry and a hint of spice. Acidic on the palate, but apropos, not at all harsh. Ripe strawberry and cherry on the palate, with complexity, minerality, an almost ethereal plushness (instead of lean tart fruit) -- a sense that all its parts were balanced exactly as intended into the whole. Frankly delightful, perhaps appropriate to drink fairly soon in your most comfortable chair.
  What a difference a bottle can make.

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  5/9/2014 - PC73 wrote: 89 Points

  Closed on the nose which is a shame based on other wines in the range.
  Good acidity and balance.
  Lovely on palate.

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