Domaine Lignier-Michelot, Fixin 1er Cru Arvelet, 2023 FBS2022 and a subtle floral note

and a subtle floral note

careful wood aging

Craig and Anne Wessels farm this small estate on ancient granitic soils over heavy clay

oyster-shell minerality and a chalky

offering classic Left Bank Cabernet character without the sky-high price tags of its classified neighbors

Domaine Lignier-Michelot, Fixin 1er Cru Arvelet, 2023 FBS2022 and a subtle floral noteFixin sits at the very northern tip of the Cte de Nuits, a sleepy village in Gevrey Chambertin's shadow which is exactly why it's one of the smartest stops for serious Burgundy without the Gevrey premium. Les Arvelets is one of Fixin's handful of 1er Crus, a slope that gives darker, more structured Pinot than the village norm. Virgile Lignier runs the family Domaine Lignier Michelot from his home base in Morey Saint Denis (distinct from Hubert Lignier