Lignier-Michelot Coteaux Bourguignons Rouge Cuvee 822 2022 NO20230719 in the hills north-west of

in the hills north-west of Venice

Domaine Vincey is a rising star in the Côte des Blancs

2012 was a short vintage so this wine will not last long

Serve it cold and don't overthink it

A carefully composed mix of 41% Chardonnay

Lignier-Michelot Coteaux Bourguignons Rouge Cuvee 822 2022 NO20230719 in the hills north-west ofThe name is not code for anything romantic: Virgile Lignier labels this wine for the tank it lives in (No. 8) and the vintage (2022). What's inside is 100% Pinot Noir from vines planted in 1991 on clay and limestone, on a parcel that sits just outside the Morey Saint Denis boundary. Same hands, same organic farming, same ambient yeast fermentation and mostly used oak as the wines that cost four times as much, all separated by a line on a map. It's