The 2010 Morey St. Denis En la Rue de Vergy is endowed with lovely focus and energy in its dark red fruit, flowers, mint and spices. The expressive dark fruit is nicely supported by clean veins of saline minerality. This is a lovely showing. Lignier used 30% whole bunches on the Rue de Vergy. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024.
Virgile Lignier began his harvest on September 24. Potential alcohols came in between 11.8 and 14%. The wines under 12.5% were lightly chaptalized by about a half degree. I tasted all of the 2010s from tank, where they were resting in anticipation of bottling, which was scheduled to start this January. Virgile Lignier told me he was quite surprised by the quality of the 2010s, especially the ripeness of the tannins.
A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet, various American importers, including: Polaner Selections, Mt. Kisco, NY; tel. (914) 244-0404