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Lucien Le Moine 5736
Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru Pitures Dessus 2016
Volnay 1er Cru Pitures Dessus
November 01, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru Pitures Dessus 2016 (92 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Bright, dark red with ruby tones. Complex nose offers aromas of dark raspberry, black cherry and smoky soil, along with an element of sweet oak. Juicy and tight, but with…
Lucien Le Moine 5735
Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru “Santenots” 2016
Volnay 1er Cru “Santenots”
November 01, 2018
The Santenots vineyard comprises about 56 acres. Down in Meursault, actually in the village of Meursault, Santenots is really planted on white wine soils. Sometimes you can even find the smokiness of Meursault in the wines. They are light and fruity wines, easily gliding through the palate because they don’t have firm structure.
Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru “Santenots” 2016 (90 BH)
Burghound -November 01, 2018 “A very spicy nose reflects notes of plum, violet and Asian-style tea. There is fine concentration to the vibrant middle weight flavors possess both good intensity and minerality as well…
Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru “Santenots” 2016 (92 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Full, deep red; a bit less bright than the Clos des Chènes. Somewhat lower-toned on the nose, with aromas of raspberry, strawberry and Damson plum jam complemented by mellow soil…
Lucien Le Moine 5732
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Rugiens” 2016
Pommard 1er Cru “Les Rugiens”
November 01, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Rugiens” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -November 01, 2018 “A slightly riper yet still very fresh nose is more deeply pitched with its array of cassis, plum, black cherry and a whiff of the sauvage. There is a lovely…
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Rugiens” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Bright ruby-red. Highly nuanced nose melds aromas of cherry, raspberry, flint and tobacco lifted by white pepper and rose petal; one feels the red soil influence here. Delivers a winning…
Lucien Le Moine 5729
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Grands Epenots” 2016
Pommard 1er Cru “Les Grands Epenots”
November 01, 2018
The 25 acre Les Grands Epenots vineyard is considered by some one of the very finest climats in Pommard. The fruit for Lucien Le Moine’s “Les Grands Epenots” comes from higher up in the vineyard leading to a classic and very fine expression. The vineyard is higher, it has better drainage, and there is more limestone, resulting in a wine that is both silkier and more easygoing than “Les Epenots.”
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Grands Epenots” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -November 01, 2018 “Here too the super-fresh nose is expressive with a redder fruit profile that is laced with plenty of earth and spice along with a hint of wood. The more refined…
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Grands Epenots” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Bright, dark red. Less purely black on the nose than the Epenots, showing enticing spicy lift to its raspberry and mint aromas. At once sweet and brisk in the mouth,…
Lucien Le Moine 5725
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Epenots” 2016
Pommard 1er Cru “Les Epenots”
October 23, 2018
The commune of Pommard lies on a slope descending from Beaune, to the north, to Volnay, to the south. Of Pommard’s 832 acres of vineyards, 309 are ranked 1er Cru over 24 climats. Les Epenots is by far the largest of Pommard’s premiers crus, with 75.5 acres. The vineyard for Lucien Le Moine’s Les Epenots has a clay and humidic soil, down on the bottom of the hill. It is compact soil, with not a lot of drainage. The wines as a result are very tannic, and need time. Les Epenots is a very powerful Pommard, with a lot of depth and muscle, and plum and spice notes. It is, as Mounir says, almost Bordeaux-like.
Lucien Le Moine Pommard 1er Cru “Les Epenots” 2016 (93 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Deep medium ruby. Very ripe aromas of crème de cassis, black cherry and smoke. Fat, chewy wine with lovely depth and fullness to its black fruit flavors. Very ripe but…
Lucien Le Moine 5722
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Morgeot” Rouge 2016
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Morgeot” Rouge
November 01, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Morgeot” Rouge 2016 (90 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Bright, dark red. Lively aromas of black raspberry, black cherry and violet. Distinctly dark in its flavors, with notes of cassis, black cherry, menthol and dark chocolate conveying a slightly…
Lucien Le Moine 5718
Lucien Le Moine Beaune 1er Cru “Le Clos des Mouches” Rouge 2016
Beaune 1er Cru “Le Clos des Mouches” Rouge
November 01, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Beaune 1er Cru “Le Clos des Mouches” Rouge 2016 (92 BH)
Burghound -November 01, 2018 “A discreet touch of wood sets off the pretty and well-layered aromas of both red and dark pinot, floral and lovely spice elements. The suave, rich and caressing medium-bodied flavors…
Lucien Le Moine Beaune 1er Cru “Le Clos des Mouches” Rouge 2016 (92 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Healthy medium-deep red. Expressive aromas of red and black cherry and flowers convey the site’s high altitude. Juicy and sharply delineated, with its medicinal flavors of black cherry and bitter…
Lucien Le Moine 5710
Lucien Le Moine Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2016
Corton Bressandes Grand Cru
November 01, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Corton Bressandes Grand Cru (93 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Bright, full red. Very ripe aromas of plum, raspberry, strawberry and smoky minerality. Plush and fine-grained, with fresh red fruit flavors complemented by deeper saline and soil tones. The wine’s…
Lucien Le Moine Corton Bressandes Grand Cru (93 BH)
Burghound -November 01, 2018 “A pure, super-fresh and airy nose is comprised by the essence of red currant that is liberally laced with notes earth, spice, violet and a hint of lavender. The bigger,…
Lucien Le Moine 5707
Lucien Le Moine Corton Renardes Grand Cru 2016
Corton Renardes Grand Cru
October 23, 2018
Corton Renardes displays the sweet side of Corton, as opposed to Corton Bressandes. It has more viscosity, more tannin, color and sweetness than Bressandes. It is both an easier wine to understand that Corton Bresandes, and more immediately attractive.
Corton Renardes Grand Cru 2016 (93 VM)
Vinous -November 01, 2018 “Bright ruby-red color. Distinctly wild aromas and flavors of black raspberry, game birds and animal fur. Plush, dense and fine-grained, showing more early personality than the Bressandes despite the fact…
Lucien Le Moine Corton Renardes Grand Cru 2016
Wine Spectator -November 01, 2018 “Reduction rules the fruit today. Otherwise there is an intense minerality that suffuses the powerful and extract-rich broad-shouldered flavors that are muscular and overtly rustic before terminating in a focused,…
Lucien Le Moine 5704
Lucien Le Moine Chablis 1er Cru “Montmains” 2016
Chablis 1er Cru “Montmains”
October 31, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Chablis 1er Cru “Montmains” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Pungent herbs, lemon zest and marzipan on the nose. Superb intensity and inner-mouth lift to the flavors of green apple, green flowers and green melon. Juicy, concentrated, sappy and very…
Lucien Le Moine 5698
Lucien Le Moine Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Terres Blanches” 2016
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Terres Blanches”
October 31, 2018
Les Terres Blanches is a 2.4 acre vineyard in the steepest area of Nuits-St.-Georges, and not far from the top Nuits-St.-Georges vineyards of Les Vaucrains and Les Saint-Georges. There are few producers in this small vineyard, and this very rare Nuits-St.-George white proves intriguing for its Nuits-St.-Georges character in spite of its variety and color.
Lucien Le Moine Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Terres Blanches” 2016 (91 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Bright, light yellow. Pungent aromas of lemon drop, crushed rock and Chartreuse herbs. Moderately dense but quite energetic, conveying an impression of firm acidity and pronounced minerality (“this very cool,…
Lucien Le Moine 5695
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru “Porusot” 2016
Meursault 1er Cru “Porusot”
October 31, 2018
Mounir likes to call Meursault Porusot the ambassador of Meursault – it takes from everything around it, Gouttes d’Or, Genevrieres, Charmes, and other vineyards, and shows a little bit of all their characters. It is a wine that doesn’t rest, it keeps changing all the time. Sweet yet flinty, as well as phenolic, it is an intellectual’s wine. Mounir was delighted to bottle Porusot for the first time in 2009.
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru “Porusot” 2016 (93 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Bright but slightly cloudy yellow. Slightly oxidative on the nose, as it’s still working. Then shockingly ripe and fresh on the palate, with a touch of sweetness virtually neutralized by…
Lucien Le Moine 5692
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru Les “Gouttes d’Or” 2016
Meursault 1er Cru Les “Gouttes d’Or”
October 23, 2018
The first Premier Cru heading south into Meursault, Gouttes d’Or is characterized by displaying a full body offset along with a firm structure.
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru Les “Gouttes d’Or” 2016 (93 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Bright light yellow. Aromas of peach, fresh apricot and medicinal herbs show a sweet-sour quality that reminded me of some Chinese dishes. Very pure, juicy and penetrating; doesn’t show the…
Lucien Le Moine 5689
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru “Genevrières” 2016
Meursault 1er Cru “Genevrières”
October 31, 2018
Genevrières is defined by viscosity. The vineyard is mid-slope, and in the Lucien Le Moine Genevrières there is always notable acidity (even in low-acid years) and alcohol. “Mr Too Much of Everything” is how Mounir likes to describe this wine. It ferments slowly, and for some reason it always has a touch of cloudiness – something never precipitates out. It’s a wild child.
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru “Genevrières” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Slightly cloudy appearance. Classic, pure Genevrières scents of lemon, lime, tangerine and ginger. At once large-scaled and sharply focused, with its dusty citrus zest, spice and anise flavors communicating a…
Lucien Le Moine 5683
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru “Charmes” 2016
Meursault 1er Cru “Charmes”
October 23, 2018
Charmes is larger than both Perrieres and Genevrières put together, extending all the way down to the Meursault-Puligny road. The upper part of the vineyard produces extremely compelling Meursaults, with a soft flowery character that is less racy than Perrieres and less spicy than Genevrières, but just as intense.
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru “Charmes” 2016 (94 BH)
Burghound -October 31, 2018 “A very pretty and airy nose features notes of red cherry, raspberry and spice with a shading of soft wood and earth. On the palate though this is not nearly…
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru “Charmes” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Charmes du Haut and one from Charmes du Bas, but he noted that the grower produces very low yields and strong ripeness, the opposite of what he prefers): Bright lemon-yellow…
Lucien Le Moine 5675
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er “Champ Canet” 2016
Puligny-Montrachet 1er “Champ Canet”
October 23, 2018
Mounir describes Champ Canet as a frustrated Puligny. It has a lot of vivacity, it is racy and salty, influenced strongly by Meursault. You can think of it almost as a Meursault Perrieres in Puligny.
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er “Champ Canet” 2016 (93 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “More expressive on the nose than the Chalumeaux, with a note of lemon drop suggesting good fruit sweetness. Then a bit syrupy on the palate, but with lovely focus and…
Lucien Le Moine 5672
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Champ Gain” 2016
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Champ Gain”
October 23, 2018
Champ Gains is high on the hill, and produces a wine in which a sense of dryness overshadows the sweet fruit - the sweetness that comes out is not an easy sweetness, and while you get apricot and other fruits on the palate, there is always a sense of dryness pulling them back.
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Champ Gain” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Bright yellow. Fascinating aromas of vineyard peach, fresh apricot and Chartreuse-like herbal infusion, plus a hint of kerosene. Very rich and fine-grained, with a captivating orange zest coolness accented by…
Lucien Le Moine 5669
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Folatières” 2016
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Folatières”
October 23, 2018
The Folatières climat lies near the summit of this slope, above Clos de la Garenne roughly midway between Meursault and Montrachet. It is the largest of Puligny’s premiers crus and is always sweet, has a lot of ripeness, showing apricot and other similar flavors. After 18-20 months the minerality comes out in the wine.
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Folatières” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Still a bit cloudy. A syrup of yellow fruits on the reticent nose (Saouma referred to Folatières as “the Condrieu of Burgundy”). At once thick, pure and dry, with strong…
Lucien Le Moine 5666
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Cailleret” 2016
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Cailleret”
October 23, 2018
Chassagne-Montrachet Caillerets is defined by minerality. It is a very classy wine, with lots of dustiness. It’s the wine in Chassagne that you can’t totally pin down with an easy description, and that’s why some consider it a Grand Cru level. Minerality is the main point – little white stones, lots of limestone.
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Cailleret” 2016 (92 BH)
Burghound -October 31, 2018 “Reduction presently dominates the underlying fruit. The notably finer and even more mineral-inflected flavors possess a lacy yet punchy mouth feel while exhibiting sneaky long finish that also flashes a…
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Cailleret” 2016 (95 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Aromas of apple, spices, marzipan and iodine convey a distinctly flinty minerality. Dense, thick and backward, with its lovely sucrosité buffered by sheer thickness of material. The wine’s mouthfilling opulence…
Lucien Le Moine 5663
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “La Grande Montagne” 2016
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “La Grande Montagne”
October 23, 2018
This tiny vineyard is located - as the name suggests - on the steep hillside of the same name just west of Chassagne-Montrachet. La Grande Montagne itself is the most southerly of the limestone hills which make up the Côte d’Or escarpment. It is located in the heart of the band of the best Chassagne 1er Crus at the top of the slope that includes Grandes Ruchottes, la Romanée and Caillerets.
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “La Grande Montagne” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -October 31, 2018 “Pristine, welcoming aromas of citrus zest, white flowers, crushed rock and dusty herbs (“welcome to Chassagne,” says Saouma): A distinctly airy style owing to its energy and wild herb character…
