Lignier-Michelot Fixin 1er Cru Les Arvelets 2021

There’s a certain raw energy to Fixin, a tension between its rugged limestone soils and the elegance Pinot Noir can achieve in the right hands. Lignier-Michelot’s Les Arvelets 2021 walks that line beautifully. Sourced from a premier cru vineyard where shallow, red-streaked soils sit atop hard limestone, this is a wine of precision and minerality. A mix of old vines—some dating back to the 1950s and even earlier—adds depth, while 100% destemming and natural cold maceration bring out purity and finesse. Aged in barrel (20-30% new), it opens with bright red berries, wild herbs, and crushed stone, with fine-grained tannins lending structure to its vibrant core. Most captivating.