1988 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

Bid on this bottle of 1988 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru (95BH, 94JG, 94RP). Burghound: "A fully mature yet still remarkably fresh nose of spice and smoky black fruit that displays no sous-bois introduces big, robust, intense and quite powerful flavors that are underpinned by moderately firm though well-integrated tannins, all wrapped in an explosive finish that offers stunning complexity and outstanding persistence. This is not an elegant wine and certainly not by the standards of a domaine that, in the era, was known for fashioning some of the most refined and elegant wines in all of Burgundy. However, it is as I say a very powerful wine that will still be in fine shape 20 years from now. Tasted on multiple occasions and while the tannins are a bit softer each time the essential character of this wine remains consistent." (03/2014)