• Lignier-Michelot
  • Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Chenevery

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.27 ha (0.67 ac)
    • Variety: Pinot Noir
    • Vine Age: Planted from 1952 to 1957
    • Terroir: Below Faconnières on the hill, soils with higher limestone content from the bedrock which resurfaces in some areas
    • Viticulture: Organic (not certified)
    • Vinification: 20-50% de-stemmed, short cold pre-fermentation maceration, rapid de-vatting. Aged for 12 months in barrel (30% new), 3 months settling in tank, gentle white earth filtration.

    Additional Info

    Guyot and Cordon pruning, with higher trellising and careful plowing. Since 2010, work in the vineyards and cellar is carried out in function of the lunar cycle.