Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin 'Les Seuvrees' 2022/2023 750ml

FRANCE : BURGUNDY : GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN

ORGANIC : Pinot Noir

MED-BODIED, RED BERRY, BROWN SPICE, GRAPHITE, GAME, OAK

Les Seuvrées sits in the southern tier of Gevrey-Chambertin, directly below the Grand Cru Mazoyères-Chambertin on the slope, on land the Lignier family has farmed for five generations. The vines — a massale selection planted by Laurent Lignier's grandfather between 1938 and 1966 — are among the oldest in the village. Age this extreme produces small berries, low yields, and the kind of deep-rooted complexity that newer plantings can't replicate.

Laurent Lignier uses approximately one-third whole bunches in 2022, an extended cold soak before fermentation, and ages in French oak at 20% new — a program that builds structure without masking the vineyard. The 2022 is a classically structured Gevrey that rewards 5–7 years of cellaring; the 2023 runs more approachable and fruit-forward, earlier to drink.

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