Disappointing Georges Lignier Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru 2006

April 30, 2017

Disappointing Georges Lignier Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru 2006

Georges Lignier Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru 2006

I’m not winning with top Burgundy lately.

This has been sitting in my (climate controlled at Wine Ark Sydney) cellar cage since release, so no qualms with the storage. A bad bottle is always the consideration. That or I’m doomed…

A little terracotta on the edges here. This is a drying and quite ferrous, with blood and bone bottle age characters and then a firm, almost metallic tannic finish. Lots of tannins, which fill out the finish, but the fruit, again, has largely departed. Length is great, but any generosity is missing. All bones, no flesh.

Best drinking: 2012. 16.5/20, 88/100. Would I buy it? No.

Andrew Graham was once voted the 23rd most trusted wine critic on the planet. A WCA Journalism Young Gun now old hack with 25yrs as a buyer, judge, journalist, marketer and too much more.

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3 responses to “Disappointing Georges Lignier Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru 2006”

Nathan

May 3, 2017 at 11:14 am

Hi Andrew as a relative newcomer to exploring the world of wine outside of Australia’s ‘traditional’ styles and regions, I found this article fascinating. I’ve only tried (or have been fortunate – depending on your perspective) a handful of red and white Grand Cru Burgundy and only one of those has been truely amazing where the price has seemed worth the experience. Despite this, the mystic and attraction of the style still draws me to want to try more, even though the price of such wines are well beyond the realm of everyday drinking. Is the pursuit worth it in your mind or are we all blinded by the mystic and magic of a few elusive producers and sites?

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1. Andrew Graham
  
  May 3, 2017 at 11:33 am
  
  The biggest single challenge with Burgundy is inconsistency. Even the great wines can be variable beasts, and not helped by the premox issue (and rubbish corks).
  
  I struggle to justify the step up from 1er Cru to Grand Cru in price though personally, to the point where I rarely by GC red Burgundy at all anymore.
  
  If money was less of an issue I’d still be buying Grand Cru Burgundy, which says it all really. As you say, when great, they’re worth every cent. Just so many cents required…
  
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Andrew Graham

May 3, 2017 at 11:36 am

*buy* GC red Burgundy.

Serves me right for trying to multitask.

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