($105, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd.): I often wonder who is spending $100+ for a bottle of wine.  I will not presume to judge whether this bottle, or any bottle, is worth that amount.  What I will say is that Domaine Lignier-Michelot’s Morey St. Denis Les Faconnières is a captivating wine.  The domaine, run by Virgile Lignier for about the last 15 years, produces exceptional wines, year in and year out.  If you can’t afford this wine, and most of us can’t, remember the name of the domaine because it also produces Bourgogne Rouge and more affordable village wines. From the first whiff and then taste of the Les Faconnières, you know you’ve found something special.  It has more substance, density and structure than many 2014 red Burgundies, probably because of the 70-year old vines.  An over-achieving Premier Cru wine, it has glorious balance with the signature almost bitter black cherry notes of Morey St. Denis actually complementing its firm structure.  This is another wine I cellar for another five to ten years.  You will be rewarded.
94 Michael Apstein Apr 26, 2016