Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Aux Charmes veered more toward red than black fruit on the nose, although it did not display the complexity of either La Riotte from Taupenot-Merme or Perrot-Minot tasted in the same flight. That said, I did notice some improvement in the glass, manifesting more terroir expression and vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, black tea and a touch of dried herbs. It fans out gently on the finish, maintaining the fruit concentration with a subtle wild mint/fennel note lingering on the aftertaste. This is a "grower"—returning time and again, I like Virgil Lignier's wine more and more. Tasted September 2017. - Neal Martin

A more elegant array combines notes of sandalwood, violet, red and blue pinot fruit along with a hint of herbal tea. There is once again good richness to the round yet well-detailed medium weight flavors that terminate in a refreshing, saline, balanced and caressing finish. While this highly refined effort should be capable of rewarding 6 to 8 years of cellaring it should also be approachable young.