2023 Domaine Hubert Lignier Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Poisets 1.5L MAGNUM, Cote de Nuits, France G.D. Vajra The result is a Champagne

The result is a Champagne of remarkable purity and depth: vibrant citrus and orchard fruit layered over a mineral backbone

Jade's mentor Abel Mendoza is an icon who represents "the third way" of Rioja

Justin vinifies his wines in a sphere-shaped fiberglass tank that you turn on its axis as opposed to using a pump-over method

followed by a 4-week maceration

Vinification: Infusion rather than pumping over

2023 Domaine Hubert Lignier Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Poisets 1.5L MAGNUM, Cote de Nuits, France G.D. Vajra The result is a ChampagneThis, too, is a recent acquisition by the domaine. This small parcel is planted to vines that are fifty five years of age (as of 2012). The site is in a superb location sitting just beneath the great 1er Cru Les Cailles. The first vintage produced by the Ligniers is 2010. Arrives March 2026.