The 2012 Morey Saint Denis Vieilles Vignes is fascinating to taste next to the Rue de Vergy. Here, the flavors are deeper, darker and more broadly sketched. Black cherries, menthol and cloves are some of the many notes that flesh out in a wine of substantial creaminess and pure texture. The 2012 will be tempting young, but it also has the depth to develop nicely in bottle for a number of years. Virgile Lignier used 50% whole clusters here.

The 2012 Morey-Saint-Denis Vieilles Vignes comes from three lieux-dits and includes 50% whole cluster fruit and 30% new oak. This has an earthier nose at first, with stony, brambly black fruit, briary and wild hedgerow. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, lifted black and red fruit, before demonstrating fine finesse and delineation towards the long and poised finish. This will drink well for 10 to 15 years. Drink 2013-2028.
eRobertParker.com, Dec 2013

(vinified with 50% whole clusters; from vines as old as 70 years of age; the tiny grapes here were picked at 13% potential alcohol): Deep, bright red. Brooding aromas of black cherry, cassis and licorice reminded me a bit of cabernet. Denser than the Rue de Vergy, with a blacker fruit character and a distinctly saline soil quality; less sweet and fruit-driven. The lush tannins showed a dusty character with air.

Outstanding. A beautifully complex nose features notes of both red and dark currants, dried flowers plus hints of spice, earth and wood. Like the Vergy this also possesses a relatively elegant mouth feel on the refined, even silky flavors that terminate in a firm, punchy and solidly lingering finish. One to consider. Drink: 2019+
– Burghound.com. Tasted: Jan 2014